Some glimpses but have to streamline it: Roston Chase

We have shown some glimpses but have to streamline it: Roston Chase
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Last updated on Tuesday, 02 August, 2016, 04:38 AM


Roston Chase picked up the first fifer by a West Indies spinner against India at home since David Holford's 5 for 23 in Bridgetown in 1976 © AFP
Roston Chase, who picked up his maiden five-wicket haul on day three of the second Test against India, reflected on his performance and spoke about the importance of a collective effort for West Indies to survive in the Test.

Excerpts from Chase's press conference:

On picking up a fifer in his second Test

It is a great feeling to get five wickets in any match, but at Test level it is a great feeling for me. I have just started my Test career and it is a great confidence boost for me that I can do it at this level, so this is a great feeling for me.

On bowling to the Indian batsmen

Yes, it was hard for me. It's Test cricket, so you are never taught that it would be easy, but the first game I found out that my line was a bit too wide. So I adjusted my line and length in this match and the skipper told me to do that, to attack the batsmen more and hold a tighter length and it worked for me.

On the bounce generated

As I am 6'4 I tend to get a lot of bounce, but I found that I wasn't only getting bounce this time but I was also getting some turn as well, so that helped me a lot. I was spinning some balls and straightening some of them as well. I also tried to vary my pace in the game as I found that in the last match I was a bit too quick. So when I slowed the ball I got more results in the match.

On West Indies' plans for day four

We are a bit behind the eight ball but I believe that once the team pulls together, we have been seeing glimpses in the first game and this game, that we have the ability to compete at this level. But we just need to streamline it a bit more so that we can have a better collective effort. As I said we have had some glimpses but we just have to streamline it and we will be fine.

On his role as an all-rounder

As I said I am mainly a batsman, but earlier in our local first-class season (I bowled a bit as well). I wasn't bowling a lot earlier on but some of our players left for West Indies duty, so that's when I got an opportunity to express myself as a bowler, so I am a bit accustomed to bowling now.

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Roston Chase becomes just the fourth West Indian to take five-wickets in an innings and score a century in the same match, joining Collie Smith, Denis Atkinson and the great Sir Garry, who achieved this feat on two separate occassions.

Chase looks good. Very lanky but dashing. Love his maroon cap. With his big strides, he looks vulnerable to pace.

Dowrich's been robbed of 2 tons in this series so far. Feel bad for him.

Dowrich's looked the more correct but they both batted beautifully, best thing I have seen since Lara.