Carter ton helps West Indies A level series

Tue, Sep 17, '13

After being beaten hollow on Sunday, West Indies A made as many as three changes to their line-up. At least two of those turned out to be inspired choices as they squared the series by batting India A out of the game. Jonathan Carter, the Barbados allrounder, played an innings that mirrored Yuvraj Singh's comeback century for its pace and impact - cautious at the start, ballistic towards the end. With this tour serving as a selection trial for the senior team's tour in November, Carter may well have pushed his case forward.

Carter was an unfamiliar face to the current crop of India A bowlers, who were not part of the squad that toured the Caribbean last year. His stand of 131 with Leon Johnson, another player brought in for this game, defined the game for West Indies, pushing the score to 279, which was beyond India to chase.