Windies draw first blood with huge win

Wed, Oct 8, '14

OCHI, India, CMC – Marlon Samuels stroked a pristine, unbeaten hundred as West Indies temporarily cast aside their bitter wrangle with players union, WIPA, to crush India by 124 runs in the opening One-Day International here Wednesday.

Uncertainty surrounded the staging of the contest at the Nehru Stadium after it emerged Tuesday that the Caribbean side were unwilling to take the field in protest over the terms of the recently signed Collective Bargaining Agreement with the West Indies Cricket Board.

But after shelving strike plans, the Windies showed no signs of disinterest or lethargy as they rattled up an imposing 321 for six off their 50 overs, with Samuels marching his way to an imperious 126 – his sixth ODI hundred