Rahul’s fifty helps India seal 2-0 clean sweep over West Indies
The victory marks India’s first Test series win under Shubman Gill’s captaincy, following the drawn 2-2 result in England earlier this year.
The victory marks India’s first Test series win under Shubman Gill’s captaincy, following the drawn 2-2 result in England earlier this year.
He also shed light on his decision to enforce the follow-on after India had built a commanding 270-run lead.
The left-hander’s dominance, combined with Sai Sudharsan’s composed 87, left the visitors chasing leather for most of the day after skipper Shubman Gill won his first toss in seven Tests and opted to bat first on a placid surface.
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.
A win in Delhi would lift India’s World Test Championship (WTC) points percentage to 61.9, keeping them firmly in the top three.
India’s emphatic win inside three days was powered by centuries from KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja, backed by sharp fielding and clinical bowling that handed them a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Though Alick Athanaze (38) and Justin Greaves (25) offered brief resistance via a 46-run stand, it wasn’t surely enough as they were bowled out for 45.1 overs in their second innings.
Rahul surpassed Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma, both of whom have nine Test centuries as openers, during the ongoing first Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Pant fractured his toe while attempting to reverse-sweep Chris Woakes during the fourth Test of India’s tour to England.
