“I think this is one of the emotional knock for me, it’s difficult to get opportunities in the Indian team, I would like to thank everyone, the supporters, team management and Rohit Bhai. The pitch is on the slower side and the outfield is very slow, it was difficult and challenging, it was pretty hot and I wanted to keep doing it for my country, just play ball-by-ball and enjoy my cricket,” stated Jaiswal, who remained unbeaten on 143.  

“I love Test cricket, I like this challenge, I enjoy the situation when the ball swings and seams. We have worked hard on everything, I’ve just gone out to express myself. Was an emotional moment (on his century), was just proud of myself, thankful for everyone, this is just a start and I want to do well going further,” he added. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal stays unbeaten on 143 whereas Virat Kohli has chipped in with a vital knock of 36 as India attain 312-2 on Day 2 of the first Test towards the West Indies. Centuries from Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma have helped India in taking a large lead over the West Indies. Jomel Warrican and Alick Athanaze shared two wickets for the hosts. India are within the driving seat!

Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli smashed his first boundary after enjoying 81 balls! With the boundary, 300 is up for Team India. India now lead the West Indies by 157 runs. IND 307/2 after 110 overs.

Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal have powered Team India to 298/2 in 108 overs. Team India has taken a wholesome lead of 148 runs after dropping two wickets. Captain Rohit Sharma smashed a superb century (103) whereas India’s new No.3 Shubman Gill was eliminated for reasonable (6) within the 2nd session.

Former India skipper Virat Kohli has accomplished 8,500 runs in Test cricket. The 34-year-old has achieved the milestone on a day when captain Rohit Sharma accomplished 3,500 runs in the identical format. Kohli is now additionally India’s fifth highest run-scorer in Test cricket. He is batting on 24 off 68 balls. IND 296/2 after 106 overs. Rohit and Co. lead the West Indies by 146 runs.

Two critiques burnt on Virat Kohli price West Indies the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal, who would have been given out if the DRS was out there for the hosts. Ball monitoring exhibits Jaiswal would have been declared out however West Indies haven’t any critiques left! A fortunate escape for the debutant. IND 290-2 after 104 overs. 

Jaiswal has surpassed former Indian skipper Mohammed Azharuddin on an elite record. Jaiswal has confronted essentially the most balls by an Indian batter on debut in Test cricket. Jaiswal is batting on 134 off 326 balls. IND 288/2 after 103 overs. The guests lead WI by 138 runs.

West Indies star Rahkeem Cornwall walked off the sector as a result of a chest an infection. The West Indies bowler troubled Jaiswal essentially the most along with his testing spell on Day 2 of the sequence opener. Cornwall bowled 11 overs and leaked 22 runs. He additionally earned 3 maidens within the 1st innings. Cornwall was not out on 19 off 34 balls as West Indies folded for 150 in 64.3 overs on Day 1 in Dominica.

Jaiswal and Kohli have prolonged India’s result in 125 runs within the closing session of the first Test at Dominica. Jaiswal, who continues to be to be dismissed in Test match cricket, is batting on 130 off 299 balls. IND 275/2 after 97 overs. 

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is all reward for Yashasvi Jaiswal because the Indian opener notched up a chic century in his Test debut. Tendulkar additionally gave Rohit Sharma a particular point out in his viral tweet. IND 272-2 after 93 overs. Rohit and Co. lead the West Indies by 122 runs.

Out or not out? A overview towards Kohli has been taken by the West Indies. Brathwaite took his time after his teammates made a powerful attraction for a catch. Ultra Edge confirms that the ball made no contact with the bat – Kohli is protected. IND 270-2 after 91 overs. 

Captain Kraigg Brathwaite has introduced himself again into the assault as West Indies are eyeing its third wicket. India misplaced Rohit and Shubman earlier than the Tea break. Jaiswal and Kohli have stitched a 28-run partnership for the third wicket. IND 268/2 after 90 overs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli are eager on extending India’s dominance within the third and closing session on Day 2 of the Dominica Test. Warrican leaks 5 runs in his eleventh over. IND 258/2 after 85 overs. India lead the hosts by 108 runs.

Rohit and Jaiswal stitched a record-breaking stand of 229 as each openers smashed centuries to place India on prime. Soon after Rohit smashed his tenth Test ton, the Hitman was dismissed by Alick Athanaze within the 76th over. India’s new No.3 Shubman Gill had a forgetful outing because the star batter perished for six off 11 balls. Jomel Warrican and Alick Athanaze have taken one wicket every within the 2nd session. On a pitch that has assisted sluggish bowlers, India have taken a wholesome lead of 95 runs over the West Indies. We are moments away from the beginning of the third session.

Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal are heading again to the Indian dugout as we head into the Tea break on Day 2 of the first Test match in Dominica. Unbeaten on 116 off 244 balls, Jaiswal has batted brilliantly in his debut recreation for India. He is supported by Virat Kohli, who’s batting on 4 off 10 balls. Centuries from Rohit Sharma and Jaiswal have guided India to 245-2 in 81 overs. India lead the West Indies by 95 runs.

India’s new No.3 batter Shubman Gill has been outsmarted by Athanaze within the 79th over. A pointy catch taken by Warrican as Shubman departs for reasonable. Shubman Gill c Athanaze b Warrican 6(11). IND 240-2 after 79 overs. Virat Kohli has joined Yashasvi Jaiswal on the crease.

Skipper Rohit departs quickly after smashing his tenth century in Test cricket. A profitable overview by Brathwaite! Rohit c Joshua Da Silva b Athanaze 103 (221). And with that, an entertaining knock has come to an finish and the West Indies lastly have a breakthrough! IND 229-1 after 76 overs.

Rohit Sharma smashes a superb century! A batting masterclass from Rohit because the Hitman completes his second century as captain. The India captain brings up his century No. 10 off 220 balls. Rohit had smashed a century on his Test debut towards West Indies. This can also be Rohit’s third century within the longest format towards West Indies.

After Yashasvi Jaiswal, it is time for Rohit Sharma to succeed in the magical figures within the sequence opener towards the West Indies. Indian skipper Rohit is batting on 98 off 211 balls. IND 224/0 after 74 overs. India lead the West Indies by 74 runs.

Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer has shared a hilarious meme on Twitter after Jaiswal slammed a superb century in his debut match for India. IND 213/0 after 71 overs. Rohit and Co. lead the West Indies by 63 runs. 

What a debut for younger Yashasvi Jaiswal because the teen accomplished his century within the seventieth over of the Indian innings. Jaiswal was simply two runs away from smashing his century when drinks have been taken within the 2nd session. Facing Alick Athanaze, opener Jaiswal entered his identify on the file books by finishing his century. An innings to recollect! 

Jaiswal was eyeing a fast double for a ton however Rohit was not . The Hitman then earned a boundary on the ultimate ball of the over. The India captain strikes to 89 off 200 balls. Jaiswal is on 99! IND 204/0 after 69 overs.

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal appears to be like all set to smash his first century for India that too in his debut recreation. Jaiswal is simply two runs away from registering the magical triple-digit numbers within the 1st Test of the two-match sequence. Alick Athanaze leaks 5 runs in his 2nd over. Jaiswal is on strike! IND 199-0 after 68 overs.

Talking in regards to the Jomel Warrican versus Yashasvi Jaiswal battle on-air, legendary Indian spinner Anil Kumble has shared fascinating recommendation for Warrican. “The line needs to be wide. Allow the ball to pitch into the rough. If it turns, then it’s gonna be difficult for Jaiswal. It’s not gonna be easy hitting on the rough. That’s the line I want him to bowl,” Anil Kumble stated on commentary. The WI star has bowled 20 overs and leaked 54 runs. IND 194/0 after 67 overs.

“Rohit Sharma is not afraid of doing something different. Good signs to see!,” Courtney Walsh is all reward for Indian skipper, who’s taking the bowlers on within the 2nd session. The West Indies bowlers have didn’t money in on the short-ball ploy. Walsh, who bagged 519 wickets in 132 Tests, additionally lauded Jaiswal for taking part in a stellar knock on debut. “That’s how you take on the bowlers. He is showing good character. He is not afraid to take the bowlers on,” Walsh added. 

West Indies have been all out for 150 in its first essay on Day 1. In reply, India are but to lose a wicket as openers Jaiswal and Rohit have propelled the guests to 174-0 in 64 overs. Interestingly, Rohit and Jaiswal have helped Team India in reaching a large feat in Test cricket. This is the primary that Indian openers have surpassed an opposition’s first innings whole (whereas batting first) in a Test match. 

Jaiswal welcomed Holder with a boundary. He will get a boundary on the primary and in addition on the final ball of the over. The debutant has stitched the best opening partnership for India with skipper Rohit within the Caribbean. Rohit and Jaiswal have surpassed Virender Sehwag and Wasim Jaffer by registering the record-breaking opening partnership for India towards the Men from the Caribbean of their yard. IND 167-0 after 61 overs. 

‘Knock knock, whose there? A wicket’ – the hosts are leaving no stone unturned to finish Jaiswal’s resistance within the 2nd session. He strikes to 69 off 183 balls. IND 159-0 after 60 overs. Holder to bowl the subsequent over!

Openers Jaiswal and Rohit have raised a 150-plus partnership and India have taken a 6-run lead over the West Indies within the 2nd session. The batting duo has scored 19 runs within the final 10 overs. Time to shift gears? IND 156/0 after 59 overs.

A duel to be careful for! Warrican has requested all the precise questions up to now in his spell whereas bowling to Jaiswal. The debutant had a pep discuss with Rohit in the course of the 58th over. Just three runs from it. IND 151-0 after 58 overs.

Jomel Warrican was roped in to bowl the primary over after Lunch. Opener Jaiswal takes a single to place captain Rohit on strike. A few do balls to finish the primary over of the 2nd session. All-rounder Jason Holder is again into the assault! IND 147-0 after 56 overs.  

There is not any denying that India have dominated all 4 classes of the first Test match. After Ravichandran Ashwin’s bowling masterclass, openers Jaiswal and Rohit have powered India to 146 in 55 overs. Both openers will now hope to money in on their respective begins after smashing essential half-centuries. Can West Indies stage a comeback after Lunch? 

Half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have prolonged India’s dominance on Day 2 of the first Test towards the West Indies. Debutant Jaiswal is batting on 62 off 167 balls. Skipper Rohit can also be unbeaten on 68 off 163 balls. So far so good for India. The guests solely path the West Indies by 4 runs. IND 146/0 after 55 overs.

Alick Athanaze, who performed a vital knock for the West Indies, has been introduced into the assault by skipper Kraigg Brathwaite. Can he ship the products earlier than Lunch break? This is the final over earlier than Lunch. 

Indian skipper Rohit has accomplished 3,500 runs in Test cricket. The veteran Indian opener made his Test debut towards the West Indies at Eden Gardens in 2013. The India skipper is batting on 66 off 158 balls. Another maiden over by Jomel Warrican. IND 142-0 after 53 overs.

Cornwall, who was already trying drained as a result of warmth, has left the sector. The all-rounder was the one bowler, who managed to bother the Indian openers within the first session. This is a large blow for the West Indies! Cornwall has bowled 10 overs up to now within the 1st innings. Earlier, Cornwall was seen touching his chest because the Windies star seemed to be in some ache. 

Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have registered the primary 100-run stand for India as openers in 23 innings. The identical feat was achieved by openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal at Centurion in 2021.

Rohit is shocked by the flip and bounce that Cornwall generated on the primary ball of the over. Earlier, Jaiswal additionally struggled towards spin. Can Cornwall draw first blood for the West Indies? He bowls a maiden. IND 121-0 after 42 overs.

Shouts of catch it! But it’s simply over Roach as skipper Rohit survives. The Indian skipper mistimed his shot however the ball landed safely, he will get a single to provide the strike again to Jaiswal. Back to again three dots to finish Cornwall’s over. IND 120-0 after 40 overs. 

After Jaiswal smashed a fifty on debut, it is time for Rohit to boost his bat because the Hitman will get to his half-century. He will fancy a daddy hundred within the Caribbean. Rohit smashed his fifteenth half-century off 106 balls. IND 119-0 after 38 overs.

The Hitman has determined to change gears because the Indian opener smashed a good-looking six off Alzarri Joseph within the thirty sixth over. After enjoying a dot, Rohit will get a boundary on the third ball because the third man provides up the chase. The India captain is one run away from one other sensible half-century. Pacer Joseph has conceded 11 runs on this over. IND 117/0 after 37 overs. 

A robust attraction for caught towards Jaiswal and the umpire says no! West Indies have taken a overview in Cornwall’s over. No bat concerned, UltraEdge confirms and the hosts have misplaced a overview. IND 106-0 after 36 overs.

Debutant Jaiswal has joined the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Sunil Gavaskar, Rohit Sharma, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag by smashing a half-century in his debut Test match for India. IND 106-0 after 35 overs. 

A splendid knock by the Indian opener as he will get his first half-century in worldwide cricket. A standing ovation from his teammates as Virat Kohli and Co. have been seen applauding the debutant for his chic knock. 

Speedster Alzarri Joseph is again into the assault. While skipper Rohit is batting on 38 off 90 balls, debutant Jaiswal is simply three runs in need of a half-century. The Indian openers have shared a 99-run partnership off 193 balls. IND 99/0 after 32.1 overs.

A watchful Yashasvi Jaiswal is closing in on his maiden half-century in worldwide cricket. Jaiswal is batting on 45 and the Indian opener is one large hit away from notching up his fifty. IND 96-0 after 31 overs.

Debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal has been a star turnout for the guests within the ongoing Test between India and West Indies. The teen was praised by senior quick bowler Ishant Sharma, who made his commentary debut in the course of the sequence opener at Dominica. “He now has a platform to build on. He should first try to reach his fifty and then gradually build his innings. It’s a great opportunity for him to target a century,” Ishant stated.

Speedster Kemar Roach is again into the assault on Day 2. Indian skipper Rohit scored the primary runs of the day by taking a snug double. The senior opener then fails to punish the full-toss outdoors off on the ultimate ball of the over. IND 82-0 after 25 overs. 

We are underway on Day 2 as West Indies pacer Jason Holder has kickstarted the proceedings for the hosts at Windsor Park. Holder begins off with a maiden. IND 80-0 after 24 overs.

When play began, I assumed the wicket may be sluggish, however we began hitting the precise areas, as a bowling unit, we did an ideal job bowling them out for 150. The manner Siraj took that catch, I’ve been taking so many good catches, it was my flip to clap. I used to be pleased with the wicket, it was an vital wicket for us: Ravindra Jadeja forward of Day 2.

While many of the focus has been on Yashasvi Jaiswal, India’s different debutant Ishan Kishan has quietly gotten off to a brilliant begin in Test cricket. He was wonderful behind the stumps on Day 1, additionally picked up a few sharp catches and so they manner he was not shying away from giving inputs to Rohit Sharma about discipline placements, confirmed that he blong there. Today, Kishan may get his alternative to bat for the primary time in Test cricket and he can be trying to benefit from it.

We have seen Virat Kohli flip it round in white-ball cricket however the identical is but to be seen in Tests. There are talks that the previous India captain isn’t part of the fab-four in Test cricket anymore with the likes of Joe Root, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson surging manner forward of him. It’s maybe time for Kohli to reply his critics with the bat. He, nonetheless, must watch out with the supply that’s pitched extensive outdoors the off stump.

It is prone to be sunny for the higher a part of the day with average probabilities of rain. We ought to be capable of get in a full day’s play with out a lot hassle. The excessive humidity will certainly add to the discomfort issue of the gamers. 

Ravichandran Ashwin stated he was under no circumstances shocked by the pitch on provide at Windsor Park however the veteran India all-rounder additionally insisted that the pitch is prone to get slower because the Test match progresses. “Not surprised with the pitch, expected it to be a bit dry. In my previous tours of West Indies, when it spins, it also tends to be slow,” he stated.

The West Indies do not need the identical high quality of their spin division as India however Cornwall and Warrican could be a handful on a floor that’s providing sufficient flip and bounce. The Indian batters must also be cautious of the additional bounce that Alzarri Joseph generates and the expertise of Kemar Roach and Jason Holder.

Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal had their unsettling moments within the closing session of Day 1 however they managed to return to the hut unhurt. They will star afresh on Day 2 and look to bat West Indies out of the sport.

A number of of their batters, particularly captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood, can be kicking themselves for the photographs they performed. The pitch had sufficient help for the spinners, which made it all of the extra crucial to not play throughout the road however each the right-handers did precisely after getting set. The decrease order was by no means going to face in entrance of a rampaging Ashwin and Jadeja. Now, it is harm management time for them. Rahkeem Cornwall and Jomel Warrican have to duplicate what Ashwin and Jadeja did if the hosts need to make a comeback on this Test. If Rohit and Jaiswal get off the blocks on Day 2 like they did yesterday, then this Test match might slip away from the Windies’ grasp in a short time.

The undeniable fact that he did not function within the WTC closing towards Australia nonetheless hurts Ashwin. But he’s skilled and skilful sufficient to channelise that power into efficiency. Ashwin did precisely that on Day 1. He grew to become the third India to assert 700 worldwide wickets and in addition registered his thirty third five-wicket haul in Test matches to bamboozle the West Indies. Yes, the pitch provided one thing for the spinners however the way in which Ashwin foxed the Windies openers was impeccable.

Here we go once more! Another thrilling day of Test cricket awaits us at Windsor Park in Dominica. As issues stand now, India are nicely and actually within the driver’s seat. After dropping the toss, the Rohit Sharma-led facet bowled West Indies out for 150. Ravichandran Ashwin picked 5 wickets whereas Ravindra Jadeja sneered three. For West Indies, solely debutant Alick Athanaze confirmed some resistance with a fluent 47-run knock however the remaining have been all at sea in entrance of the Indian spinners.

In reply, debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Rohit Sharma gave India the right begin by taking them to stumps at 80/0