Despite having an higher hand within the recreation, Team India did not clinch a victory within the second Test in opposition to West Indies as the ultimate day of the match acquired washed out on account of rain. Asked to bat first, the Rohit Sharma-led aspect posted a complete of 438 after which bundled out the hosts for 255. Later within the second innings, the guests declared at 181/2 on Day 4 to set the West Indies an imposing goal of 365 runs to win the match. Fiery half-centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan helped India to submit an enormous whole.

The most memorable efficiency within the match got here from the bat of Virat Kohli, who smashed his 76th worldwide century. At the top of Day 5, Rohit praised Virat and acknowledged {that a} crew wants gamers like him, who can stabilize an innings in Test cricket.

“In Test matches, you need guys who stabilise the innings like what Virat (Kohli) did, he played superbly. You need the mixture of everything. We have depth, we have got variety. We are in the right place. It’s about getting the job done. I always believe in getting better as a team. I said after the World Test Championship final as well. We’ve played consistent cricket. That’s what we are looking at. We want to focus on all three aspects of the game. We need to be a good fielding unit. Bowlers – how they respond under pressure. What sort of mindset batters go in with under challenging conditions. That’s what I am looking forward to,” Rohit mentioned.

The skipper additionally lavished reward on younger batter Ishan Kishan, who introduced up maiden half-century within the longest format in simply 33 balls.

“You need guys like Ishan. We wanted quick runs, we promoted him, he wasn’t afraid. He was the first one to put his hand up,” he added.

The Indian cricket crew was denied the chance to take full factors from the two-match Test collection in opposition to West Indies after the second recreation resulted in a draw due to an entire washout.

India had been capable of get 16 factors from the potential 24 which took their PCT (share of factors received) to 66.67 p.c. As a consequence, they’re at present second within the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 factors desk behind Pakistan who’ve 100% after successful their first Test in opposition to Sri Lanka.

On the opposite hand, West Indies are at present fifth within the factors desk after getting 4 factors for the draw which took their PCT to 16.67 p.c.

Both West Indies and India might be squaring off in opposition to one another within the upcoming three-match ODI collection, ranging from Thursday on the Kensington Oval.