Perth, Dec. 12 : West Indies middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has said the harsh criticism coming the team''s way after the first Test in Brisbane hurt him personally, but it also helped the side as a whole to turn things around during the Adelaide Test.

He said the visitors did a lot of soul searching and even engaged in heated arguments after the Gabba Test defeat, but the sum total at the end, was the emergence of a mentally stronger side.

Brisbane (Australia), Nov. 25 : The West Indies will take on Australia in the first Test at the Gabba here without the services of key middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan, who suffered a training mishap.

A Daily Telegraph report said that Sarwan had to be assisted from Allan Border Field after being struck down by a back injury during a fielding drill.

Windies media manager Philip Spooner said the classy No. 3 batsman fell awkwardly during a normal fielding drill and was taken from the field by the team''s physiotherapist.

West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has advised his team to stay positive against Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh as West Indies will play against India in four one day matches series which is going to start on Friday.

Sarwan said that their team has experienced batsmen but to tackle Indian bowling attack their team will have to play together like a unit.

This birthday would be the most memorable for Ramnaresh Sarwan, which was on Friday, as the man not only scored a hundred but also became the third man in Test history.  The 26 turned sports man hit the six boundaries in an over, and got himself in the third position in Test history after Chris Gayle and Sandeep Patil. What a terrific gift for his birthday, isn’t it!