11.   India on Monday were set to win the first cricket test against the West Indies whose top batsmen failed in both the innings.

12.   Top West Indies batsman Brian Lara will be off play for nearly six weeks after he dislocated and fractured his left elbow, team manager Ricky Skerritt said Tuesday.

13.   Top West Indies batsman Brian Lara was hurt Saturday while batting against Sri Lanka in the triangular series and was taken to a hospital.

14.   West Indian pacemen Pedro Collins and Mervyn Dillon gave their side the right start by dismissing the top four batsmen cheaply.

15.   With their top batsmen getting out cheaply, Sri Lanka struggled throughout and put up the lowest total of the tournament.

16.   Germon said he could live with that, as the runs had to come from the top six batsmen.

17.   His top three batsmen -- Saeed Anwaar, Aamir Sohail and Ijaz Ahmed have proved so effective that the rest of the team has barely got a bat.

18.   Top batsman Martin Crowe, skipper Ken Rutherford and several players are in a form crisis.

19.   Top New Zealand batsman Martin Crowe has asked to be excused from touring India next month on medical grounds, a report said Tuesday.

20.   Top batsman Martin Crowe was not considered because of injury.