When Kemar Roach first travelled to India in 2011, he got a look-in only in the second Test at Kolkata where he claimed 2-106. When he was picked for the 2013 India tour, he picked up a shoulder injury and never made it. And after his third India call-up, Roach, 30, now the pace spearhead of the inexperienced West Indies team, had to return home as soon as he set his foot on Indian soil due to the passing away of his grandmother. As a result, Roach missed the first Test in Rajkot where his team were thrashed by World No. 1 India.

Ahead of the second and final Test against India here today, Roach (163 wickets in 48 Tests) took time off to talk to mid-day here yesterday on the pressure to deliver every time, his rise in stature in the West Indies Test team and his ambition to be in the elite league of fast bowlers.
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