India vs West Indies Highlights, 1st Test Day 2: Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant started the second day of the first Test between India and West Indies on a positive note. The duo took over from last evening and took the Indian cricket team past 400 at the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium. Teenage sensation Prithvi Shaw announced his arrival in top-flight cricket by becoming the youngest Indian to score a Test century on debut, headlining the home team’s march to 364 for four. Shaw (134 off 154) laid the foundation for a big score along with Cheteshwar Pujara (86 off 130) after the early loss of KL Rahul (0).
Virat Kohli then took innings forward and looks set for a big hundred. He was batting on 72 runs with Rishabh Pant (17 not out off 21) at the close of play. Eighty-nine overs were bowled on day one with India scoring at 4.08 runs per over.
The visitors suffered a big setback minutes before the toss when Jason Holder was ruled out due to an injury. In his absence, no bowler apart from Shanon Gabriel was able to create an impact on a greenish surface which did not seem to do much.
Here are the playing XIs for India vs West Indies 1st Test:
Windies: Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Kieran Powell, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Sunil Ambris, Shane Dowrich(w), Keemo Paul, Devendra Bishoo, Sherman Lewis, Shannon Gabriel
India: Lokesh Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav
Jadeja has owned this day! Comes into the attack and picks up a wicket on the very first ball. Sunil Ambris departs for 12.
West Indies - 49/4 (16.0 Overs)
Sunil Ambris - 12 (19)
Roston Chase - 10 (11)
OUT! Bowled, Great start for India. Mohammed Shami gets rid of Kraigg Brathwaite for 2. The Windies skipper has to go and India is off to a great start, yet again.
WI - 2/1 (2.2 overs)
Kraigg Brathwaite and K Powell are at the crease to open the batting for West Indies. Mohammed Shami will take the new ball for India.
29 overs to be bowled today.
It took Ravindra Jadeja 56 innings to reach his maiden Test century which is the third most for any Indian player. Anil Kumble took 151 innings to reach his maiden Test hundred. Here is the full list -
151 A Kumble
122 Harbhajan
56 R JADEJA
53 M Prabhakar
51 S Kirmani
That's it! Jadeja does it, reaches his maiden Test century. What a brilliant knock it has been!
It took Jadeja 132 balls to reach there. The inning included 5 fours and 5 sixes.
Kohli declares too.
This inning is all about Ravindra Jadeja's century now. Can the all-rounder score his maiden Test ton? He is just 9 runs away from it and there is only one wicket left.
India - 633/9 (145.0 overs)
Ravindra Jadeja - 86 (109)
Mohammed Shami - 0 (0)
Ninth wicket down for India. Umesh Yadav's little cameo comes to an end. He played some big shots to entertain the crowd and raced to 22 from 24 balls.
Mohammed Shami is the last man in.
Jadeja has increased the scoring rate after reaching his half-century. He is going after the bowlers and has taken India past 600 with a six.
India - 586/8 (139.0 overs)
Umesh Yadav - 2 (5)
Ravindra Jadeja - 59 (92)
Kuldeep Yadav departs for 12. The ball was pitched outside off but turned back to hit Kuldeep on the front leg. He was right in front of the wicket. 8th wicket down for India.
Even now, the Indian cricket team is maintaining a decent scoring rate. Jadeja and Kuldeep have added 21 runs from 41 balls so far and are looking good in the middle.
Ravindra Jadeja is once again proving his utility in the lower-order. He batted beautifully against England in the final Test and followed it with couple of important knocks in Asia Cup. He has moved onto 41 in Rajkot and would be looking to bat till the end.
India - 554/7 (130.0 overs)
Ravindra Jadeja - 39 (69)
Kuldeep Yadav - 2 (6)
OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin has to depart and Bishoo gets his second. India - 545/7.
Kuldeep Yadav is the man in.
OUT! Virat Kohli departs for 139. Poor shot from Indian skipper, he would be gutted with himself. It was there to be punished but Kohli failed to middle it, giving an easy catch to Bishoo.
Ashwin comes into bat.
We are back after lunch. Ravindra Jadeja will take the strike and Devendra Bishoo has the ball in hand. This is going to be an interesting session as India would like to extend the score.
Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja have taken India to 506/5 at lunch. These two have added 36 runs for the sixth wicket so far. This was another good session for India where they lost just one wicket as the runs came thick and fast.
India - 486/5 (112.0 overs)
Ravindra Jadeja - 9 (13)
Virat Kohli- 110 (199)
This is India skipper's 4th Test century for the year and this is how he celebrated it:
Pant goes for a big shot against the spin and has to pay the price. He departs for 92.
It was tossed up and Pant tried to clear the rope again but this time, failed to middle it. The ball went up for an easy catch at point.
Ravindra Jadeja is the new batsman.
The southpaw has rached his way into the 90s and is only a couple of shots away from his second Test ton.
HUNDRED! For Virat 'run-machine' Kohli. The Indian skipper reaches his 24th Test ton and what a knock it has been. It took him 185 balls to reach there.
India - 458/4 (106 overs)
Rishabh Pant - 86 (77)
Virat Kohli - 97 (183)
Back to back boundaries for Rishabh Pant. Smashed one for four and followed it with a SIX. He is on fire and the visitors might be up for a tough time ahead. This is how Pant brought up his half-century:
This is how the Indian skipper completed 3000 runs in India:
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli has completed 3000 Test runs in India and is the joint-fastest to do so. Here are the players with fewest inngs to 3000 runs in India:
53 C Pujara/ V KOHLI
55 S Tendulkar
56 M Azharuddin
59 V Sehwag
64 S Gavaskar/ D Vengsarkar
#INDvWI
SIX! What a way to bring your half-century. But, that's how Rishabh Pant does it. He gets there from just 57 balls. Take a bow young man!
If Rishabh Pant continues to score runs like this and that too at this pace, it won't be easy for an injured Wriddhiman Saha to make a comeback to the playing XI. India's first choice Test wicketkeeper is currently recovering from an injury.
They say cricket is all about partnerships and the Indian cricket team has proved it right in this game. First, it was Shaw and Pujara, then Kohli and Rahane, and now Kohli and Pant. These have added 65 runs for the fifth wicket so far and have looked in no trouble.
India - 400/4 (96 overs)
Rishabh Pant - 37 (40)
Virat Kohli - 88 (160)
Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant at the crease as India eyes big first innings score
Day 2 of the First Test Match to begin shortly.
On Thursday, Prithvi Shaw has become the youngest Indian to score a Test century. He reached the milestone off just 99 balls. Earlier, Shaw had made several waves by clinching three figures in his first Ranji Trophy appearance. He was also the youngest cricketer top score a century on Duleep Trophy debut.
Former Indian captain and CAB president Sourav Ganguly on Thursday lauded batsman Prithvi Shaw for his sensational hundred on Test debut. Ganguly also added that Shaw can do well in countries like Australia. Speaking at an event at Kolkata, Ganguly said, 'What stands out is the way he batted, big temperament. He dominated the bowlers on way to his hundred. Big game, first match, he just played the way he knew.' The CAB president further said, 'It's positivity, temperament and attitude to batting which is fantastic. Playing the U-19 World Cup and playing a Test math for India is completely different. What I saw today was extremely pleasing to the eye and hopefully he can play for India for a long long time,' reports PTI.