Date-stamped : 17 Dec93 - 21:00
The Guardian 18 March 1993 - Winning by an innings becomes a  ha-
bit for India's spinners

 Inida yesterday gained their third consecutive innings  victory,
bowling  out  Zimbabwe for 201 in the last over before tea on the
final day of the one-off Test in New Delhi. Their victory  by  an
innings  and  13  runs followed two consecutive innings wins over
England in their 30 series success.
 Zimbabwe's batsmen, put under pressure by India's total  of  536
for  seven declared, crumbled after following on. As against Eng-
land, it was the spinners who preserved  India's  record  of  not
having lost at home since New Zealand won in 1988.
 Maninder Singh, making a remarkable  comeback  to  Test  cricket
after four years, and Anil Kumble lured the batsmen to their doom
on a slow wicket, sharing nine second-innings wickets.
 Kumble, Man of the Series against England, was India's most  po-
tent  bowler with five for 70. Maninder took four for 66, and Vi-
nod Kambli took the Man of the Match award  for  his  innings  of
227.
 ''These have been the happiest three months of my career,'' said
India's captain Mohammad Azharuddin. ''The boys have realised how
important it is to win.''

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