Rousseau (Dominica) ∙ Defeat in the Test Championship final, demands from former players to change captain and coach, dismal performance by senior players – an authentic innings and 141-run win over the West Indies in the first Test will help Team India answer the questions and criticisms raised over the past few days.
Windies were not in the picture till the final session of the 3rd day. Score: West Indies 1st innings 150, 2nd innings 130. India declared 421 for 5 in 1st innings. Opener Yashaswi Jaiswal (171) who scored a century on his Test debut was the Player of the Match.
Spin Win
R.Ashwin’s performance in the first Test was an answer to the selectors who failed in the final of the Test Championship. Ashwin took 12 wickets in two innings. Ashwin-Ravindra Jadeja spin pair took 17 wickets in the match.
Batting on
Indian captain Rohit Sharma (103) and senior player Virat Kohli (76), who have been struggling to find form in Test cricket for some time, will be a relief for India. Yashaswi Jaiswal has almost cemented his place in the team with a century on debut.
Windies fall
The West Indies players could not challenge India even at any stage of the match. In the first innings, when the West Indies were all out for 150 runs, India almost secured an innings victory. Alik Atanze’s 47 runs in the first innings was the highest score by a West Indies batsman in the match. Windies, who came to face India with young players who have not even played enough domestic matches, would not have expected a different result.
Indian spinner R.Ashwin has joined West Indies legend Malcolm Marshall in the record of most 5-wicket hauls (6 times) in India-West Indies Test matches.
Our bowlers bowled well. Yashaswi Jaiswal’s performance deserves a mention. Yashasvi batted without any pressure of debut. We believe that this excellence can be continued in the next Test too – Rohit Sharma (Indian captain)
We made mistakes with the bat. The score in the first innings was reversed. As a captain, I was not able to lead the team from the front. We lost wickets at all crucial times in the match. The senior players should have played a little more carefully. – Craig Brathwaite (West Indies Captain)
English Summary : India beat West Indies in First Test Match
2023-07-16 04:15:21
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