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Veteran opener Usman Khawaja has been included in the squad after back spasms kept him from batting in the second innings of the series opener in Perth.
Veteran opener Usman Khawaja has been included in the squad after back spasms kept him from batting in the second innings of the series opener in Perth.
In response to South Africa’s imposing first-innings total of 489, India needed to bat long and score with purpose.
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Gill did not return to bat in India’s second innings, and his absence proved decisive as the hosts crumbled to a third-day defeat in the series opener.
“This was right up there for us. Coming to India, playing at Eden Gardens, doing something we haven’t done for 15 years, this is right up there,” he said, reflecting on the breakthrough result.
After enduring a 3-0 drubbing at home against New Zealand on spin-friendly tracks last year, India opted for flatter surfaces in both Ahmedabad and Delhi.
He also shed light on his decision to enforce the follow-on after India had built a commanding 270-run lead.
Kuldeep Yadav followed up his first-innings five-wicket haul with three more, while Jasprit Bumrah also bagged three to bowl West Indies out for 390 in the final session.
An unchanged India have won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday.
Concerns about their skills and temperament in red-ball cricket grew after the visitors failed to cross 200 in either innings over 89.2 overs.
