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That brings us to the end of our coverage of Day 1 of the first Test between India and West Indies at the Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica, with Rohit Sharma and Co bossing Windies in all departments today to begin their tour of the Caribbean and the United States on a solid note.
Do join us tomorrow for live coverage of Day 2. For now, this is Amit signing off, bidding you all good night!
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Ravichandran Ashwin, the star performer of the day, speaks to Samuel Badree after stumps:
“I thought it was a pretty good performance. There was some moisture on the pitch. It got slower and started to turn a little bit. I enjoyed by spell in the first session and had to adapt in the second one. When it seems like it spins, it actually slows. International cricket is all about adapting, trying to get better all the time. (On Jaiswal) I think he’s a very vibrant cricketer, extremely talented. All we can do in the dressing room is keep the environment good.”
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After 23 overs,India 80/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 40 , Rohit Sharma (C) 30)
STUMPS ON DAY 1
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal remain unbeaten on 30 and 40 respectively, stitching an unbroken 80-run opening stand and mounting a solid response after India bundle West Indies out for a paltry 150 after the hosts elect to bat. India quickly bury the disappointment of the WTC final defeat against Australia by thoroughly bossing their opening day of the 2023-25 cycle and taking a giant leap forward towards going 1-0 up in the two-match series.
India trail by another 70 runs with all ten wickets intact, and will hope openers Rohit and Jaiswal are able to convert the partnership into a massive one and guide the visitors towards a sizeable first innings lead.
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After 20 overs,India 74/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 35 , Rohit Sharma (C) 29)
FOUR! Full and outside off from Holder, Jaiswal gets down on one knee and drives this through the cover region to collect his fifth boundary. 20 overs done in the Indian innings, with another three left to be bowled today.
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After 18 overs,India 68/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 30 , Rohit Sharma (C) 28)
Jason Holder bowls out the final delivery of his first over once play resumes after the rain break with Jaiswal guiding the ball towards mid off for a quick single. The senior all-rounder follows it up with a maiden in his next over.
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The rain doesn't prove to be much of an interruption as it moves away within a few minutes of the umpires halting play. The covers are promptly taken off and openers Rohit and Jaiswal make their way back to the centre along with the West Indians. Jason Holder to bowl the remaining delivery of the 16th over, with another seven overs to be bowled after that.
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RAIN HALTS PLAY AT WINDSOR PARK! What begins as a steady drizzle only gets heavier, forcing umpires Michael Gough and Richard Kettleborough to call the players back to the dressing room and signal the ground staff to bring the covers out. Thankfully, rain has only made an appearance towards the fag end of the day's play when there are a little over seven overs left to be bowled.
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After 14 overs,India 60/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 24 , Rohit Sharma (C) 26)
FOUR! Cut away firmly by Jaiswal after Cornwall decides to bowl one fractionally short outside off. Jaiswal follows it up with a sweep later in the over. Blackwood anticipates the shot and starts moving to his right before Jaiswal even connects, and helps restrict the debutant to a brace.
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After 13 overs,India 54/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 18 , Rohit Sharma (C) 26)
Spin from both ends as left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican replaces Alzarri Joseph. SIX! Poor delivery from Warrican, an overpitched ball fired down leg, and Rohit has little trouble clearing his front leg and smashing it over the wide long on fence to bring up the fifty opening partnership with Jaiswal!
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After 12 overs,India 48/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 18 , Rohit Sharma (C) 20)
FOUR! Exquisite stuff from Rohit as he drives a full delivery from Joseph straight down the ground! Three off the following over by Cornwall, including a brace to Jaiswal in the penultimate delivery in which he sweeps the ball behind square.
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After 10 overs,India 39/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 15 , Rohit Sharma (C) 15)
Change of ends for Joseph as he replaces Roach, with West Indies skipper Brathwaite opting to retain Cornwall from the other end. Jaiswal, moves to double figures in the meantime with ones and twos, although he also nearly gets stumped after missing the ball completely while going for an inside-out drive. Has been a steady start from the Indians so far.
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After 8 overs,India 32/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 9 , Rohit Sharma (C) 14)
Like India, West Indies decide to introduce spin into the equation earlier than expected with off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall replacing Alzarri Joseph in the attack. FOUR! Jaiswal gets down on one knee and firmly sweeps towards the square-leg fence to collect his second boundary.
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After 6 overs,India 26/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 5 , Rohit Sharma (C) 12)
FOUR! First runs for Yashasvi Jaiswal in Test cricket as he cuts a short ball from Joseph behind point! Takes 16 deliveries to get off the mark! Single off each of the next two deliveries.
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After 4 overs,India 18/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 0 , Rohit Sharma (C) 9)
FOUR! Second boundary for Rohit Sharma in as many overs, as the Indian skipper follows up his pull off Alzarri Joseph with a square drive off Kemar Roach. Joseph, meanwhile, concedes four byes in his second over with a steep bouncer that goes over the keeper.
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After 2 overs,India 10/0 ( Yashasvi Jaiswal 0 , Rohit Sharma (C) 5)
While senior operator Kemar Roach starts off with a maiden, Alzarri Joseph fires a wide delivery that beats the keeper and runs away for five wides. Skipper Rohit then collects the first runs off the bat with a trademark pull towards the square-leg fence the very next delivery for a four. Loud appeal by Joseph for LBW later in the second over, and the West Indians decide to take this upstairs after the umpire shakes his head. Close shave for Rohit as the ball is shown to be clipping the top of middle and leg.
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India skipper Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal walk out to open the Indian innings with Shubman Gill shifting to the No 3 slot. Kemar Roach will begin the proceedings with the new ball in hand for the Windies.
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Time for a short break as India skipper Rohit Sharma and debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal get ready to begin the second innings. With plenty of time left in the evening session, the Indian openers will hope to mount a solid response.
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After 64.3 overs,West Indies 150/10 ( Rahkeem Cornwall 19 , )
OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin grabs the final wicket, and completes his 33rd Test five-for as West Indies are bowled out for 150 after electing to bat!
Warrican is the last batter to depart, getting a bat-thigh-pad deflection to forward short-leg, where Shubman Gill lunges forward to complete a fine catch. Gill himself isn't sure about the catch so the on-field umpire takes it upstairs for confirmation. TV umpire Marais Erasmus rules it in favour of the visitors.
Warrican c Gill b Ashwin 1(13)
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After 63 overs,West Indies 148/9 ( Rahkeem Cornwall 18 , Jomel Warrican 0)
Ashwin and Jadeja are off to contrasting starts after tea — while Ashwin concedes two boundaries in a space of four balls, Jadeja starts off with back-to-back maidens in which he also grabs his third wicket. Windies, meanwhile, will hope Cornwall gets a few more boundaries under his belt for the last-wicket stand.
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OUT! India finally manage to overturn an on-field decision successfully after multiple attempts as Jadeja traps Roach LBW to grab his third. The ball holds its line after pitching between off and middle and Roach shapes for a block, although the ball appears to brush his front pad before hitting the bat, leading to a loud appeal from RJ. UltraEdge confirms pad-first, and umpire Richard Kettleborough has to reverse his decision. West Indies are a wicket away from getting bowled out. WI 147/9
Roach LBW Jadeja 1(15)
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After 59 overs,West Indies 146/8 ( Rahkeem Cornwall 17 , Kemar Roach 0)
FOUR. DOT. DOT. FOUR. What a start for West Indies after tea, with Cornwall collecting two boundaries in a space of four balls from Ashwin! Goes for the inside-out loft over extra cover first up, with the ball landing just short of the boundary rope. Follows it up with a pull in front of square.
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Rahkeem Cornwall and Kemar Roach make their way back to the centre with Ravichandran Ashwin gearing up to bowl the first over of the evening session. Windies will be hoping for a cameo from Cornwall, Roach or the remaining batters so that they get as close to 200 as possible.
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After 58 overs,West Indies 137/8 ( Rahkeem Cornwall 8 , Kemar Roach 0)
TEA ON DAY 1 — Team India are well and truly on top at the end of the second session, reducing West Indies to 137/8 with tailenders Rahkeem Cornwall and Kemar Roach at the crease. The hosts lose four wickets in this session while scoring 69 runs, nearly identical to what they had managed in the morning session after skipper Kraigg Brathwaite elected to bat. Ravichandran Ashwin has led the way for the Indians with four wickets, including that of debutant Alick Athanaze, who perished shortly before tea and narrowly missed out on his fifty in the process.
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After 56 overs,West Indies 136/8 ( Rahkeem Cornwall 8 , Kemar Roach 0)
FOUR! First boundary for Rahkeem Cornwall as he rides the bounce generated by Unadkat and places it wide of the slip cordon. Jadeja gives the ball a chase but even he isn't able to cut the ball off. Got a fair bit of timing on that one. Cornwall decides to take the aerial route down the ground two balls later, the ball going over Rohit Sharma's outstretched hand at mid on and giving him enough time to come back for a second run. Senior pacer Kemar Roach, meanwhile, joins Cornwall at the crease. Less than five minutes left for tea.
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OUT! Athanaze misses out on a fifty on debut, as Ashwin grabs his fourth! Athanaze had been targetting the senior off-spinner for the most part today, even smashing him for a six. Fails to connect on this occasion and ends up getting a thick top-edge that results in a simple catch for Thakur at mid on. WI 129/8
Athanaze c Thakur b Ashwin 47(99)
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After 54 overs,West Indies 127/7 ( Alick Athanaze 45 , Rahkeem Cornwall 2)
New batter Rahkeem Cornwall gets off the mark with a brace off Jaydev Unadkat, who returns to the attack shortly before tea, replacing Mohammed Siraj. Cornwall managed to place it wide of Ashwin at mid on, and the latter had to give it a fair bit of chase.
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OUT! Another one bites the dust! Was a tossed up delivery outside off that Joseph attempted to smash over mid on. Instead, he gets a thick leading edge that results in the simplest of catches for Unadkat at backward point. West Indies are in danger of getting shot out for less than 150.
With that, Ravichandran Ashwin becomes only the third Indian bowler to collect 700 international wickets, joining fellow spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. WI 124/7
Joseph c Unadkat b Ashwin 4(11)
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After 52 overs,West Indies 123/6 ( Alick Athanaze 43 , Alzarri Joseph 4)
Siraj decides to test Athanaze with some short stuff, pinging the debutant on the helmet — right on the badge — with a well-directed bouncer. Play halted for a couple of minutes as the West Indian physio makes his way to the centre for the mandatory concussion check. Single off each of the last two overs.
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After 50 overs,West Indies 121/6 ( Alick Athanaze 41 , Alzarri Joseph 4)
FOUR! Not a bad way for new batter Alzarri Joseph to open his account, playing a rising delivery from Siraj with soft hands to guide it past gully for a boundary.
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OUT! Siraj with the breakthrough, as Holder perishes after holing out to the man at deep square while attempting to pull a short delivery. The trap had been set by Rohit and Siraj and the veteran all-rounder fell for it. End of the standout partnership of the West Indian innings so far, and they're four wickets away from getting shot out, and they have a little over 100 runs on the board. WI 117/6
Holder c Thakur b Siraj 18(61)
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After 49 overs,West Indies 117/5 ( Alick Athanaze 41 , Jason Holder 18)
Holder cuts the ball in front of square, getting enough time to dash back for a third after the ball slows down in front of the boundary rope and allows Jadeja to save a run for the visitors. SIX! First maximum of the match and this comes off the debutant's bat as Athanaze gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps the ball over the long on fence, moving into the 40s now. Another expensive over from a senior Indian spinner, with Ashwin going for nine in his 17th over.
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After 48 overs,West Indies 108/5 ( Alick Athanaze 35 , Jason Holder 15)
Ashwin and Siraj continue on the other side of the drinks interval. The Indians, meanwhile, will be eager to break the partnership that is now in excess of 30. Athanaze, meanwhile, is batting on 35 at the moment, and will be looking to make his debut all the more memorable with a half-century.
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After 46 overs,West Indies 105/5 ( Alick Athanaze 34 , Jason Holder 13)
Siraj returns to the attack, bowling the first time on the other side of the drinks interval, replacing Jadeja. Starts his spell by conceding a brace to Holder, who drives through the mid off region. Drinks brought out to the field at the end of this over.
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After 44 overs,West Indies 102/5 ( Alick Athanaze 34 , Jason Holder 10)
FOUR. DOT. FOUR. Two boundaries in three balls for the West Indies, and for the first time today we are seeing signs of proper aggresssion from the West Indians! Athanaze moves into the 30s with a sweep, playing with the turn to guide the ball towards the backward square leg before Holder decides to take the aerial route down the ground to collect his first boundary. Expensive over from Jadeja, with 11 coming off it. The 100 also comes up for the hosts in this over.
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After 43 overs,West Indies 91/5 ( Alick Athanaze 29 , Jason Holder 4)
Four maidens in the last five overs for the Ashwin-Jadeja pair, who not only are moving through the overs rapidly but are also building pressure on the Athanaze-Holder pair that is looking to mount a rescue for the hosts and steer them towards a competitive total. Holder, meanwhile, is taking his time at the moment, having collected four runs in 31 deliveries so far.
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FOUR! Athanaze gets on the backfoot and pulls the ball towards the square leg fence off Ashwin's bowling. He's batting with the confidence of a seasoned star in red-hot form. WI 91/5
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After 40 overs,West Indies 87/5 ( Alick Athanaze 25 , Jason Holder 4)
Maiden each for Ashwin and Jadeja. Athanaze, meanwhile, is batting on 25 at the moment and might just be thinking of the half-century already.
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After 38 overs,West Indies 87/5 ( Alick Athanaze 25 , Jason Holder 4)
Ashwin returns to the attack, replacing Thakur. Holder decides to take the attack to the senior off-spinner, toe-ending the ball towards the midwicket fence where Gill manages to pull the ball back inside to save a couple of runs for his team. Just a single off the following over, bowled by Jadeja.
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After 36 overs,West Indies 82/5 ( Alick Athanaze 23 , Jason Holder 1)
Another unsuccessful LBW appeal by the Indians, but this time Rohit hints an Athanaze getting a bit of deflection off the inside edge. Consecutive maidens for Indian bowlers.
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After 35 overs,West Indies 82/5 ( Alick Athanaze 23 , Jason Holder 1)
Holder opens his account with a single off the final delivery of Jadeja's fifth over. Thakur follows it up with a maiden — his third of the day so far.
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After 33 overs,West Indies 81/5 ( Alick Athanaze 23 , Jason Holder 0)
Out walks senior all-rounder Jason Holder, who returns to the Caribbean after a disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign in Zimbabwe. Jadeja bowls out a wicket maiden and now has two wickets to his name in four overs. Athanaze, meanwhile, moves into the 20s with a boundary off Thakur in the final delivery of the following over, square-driving a full delivery from the all-rounder that also happens to be a no-ball.
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OUT! Another catch for Test debutant Ishan Kishan, and a sharp one at that as Ravindra Jadeja gets Joshua Da Silva caught-behind for two to grab his second wicket! The wicketkeeper-batter was shaping for a cut, but the ball kicked up higher than usual and ended up getting a deflection off his outside edge. WI 73/5
Da Silva c Kishan b Jadeja 2(13)
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After 31 overs,West Indies 76/4 ( Alick Athanaze 19 , Joshua Da Silva (W) 2)
India burn their first review of the day after an unsuccessful LBW appeal against Joshua Da Silva off Shardul Thakur's bowling. Was an inswinger from the all-rounder that was going down leg and missing the pole by a fair bit.
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After 30 overs,West Indies 73/4 ( Alick Athanaze 17 , Joshua Da Silva (W) 1)
FOUR! A third boundary for Athanaze, who has looked fairly impressive so far today. Drives an overpitched delivery past Unadkat at mid off. Five off the over, with Da Silva having collected the first run of the session with a single in the previous delivery. Before that, Thakur began the session with a maiden.
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Players are back after lunch, with wicketkeeper-batter Joshua Da Silva joining debutant Alick Athanaze at the centre. All-rounder Shardul Thakur is set to bowl the first over of the second session of the day.
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After 28 overs,West Indies 68/4 ( Alick Athanaze 13 , )
OUT! WHAT A CATCH BY MOHAMMED SIRAJ! Blackwood attempts to take the aerial route down the ground off Jadeja's bowling, but hardly gets any timing on it for it to reach the fence. Siraj backpedals from mid off and ends up pulling off a blinder, although he scrapes his right elbow in the process.
With that, West Indies are reduced to 68/4 at lunch on Day 1 after skipper Brathwaite elects to bat. The seamers were expected to thrive on this surface, but it's India's veteran spin twins Ashwin and Jadeja who have grabbed three out of four wickets so far.
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After 26 overs,West Indies 63/3 ( Jermaine Blackwood 11 , Alick Athanaze 11)
FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja ends up conceding a boundary off his very first delivery of the day as Alick Athanaze once again targets the backward square-leg region, this time with a sweep. Expensive start for Jadeja, who replaces Thakur in the attack.
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After 24 overs,West Indies 57/3 ( Jermaine Blackwood 9 , Alick Athanaze 7)
Blackwood and Athanaze collect a single each in Ashwin's eighth over. Thakur then collects his first maiden in his third over. A little over 10 minutes to go for lunch on Day 1, and India will hope to collect another wicket before the interval.
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After 22 overs,West Indies 55/3 ( Jermaine Blackwood 8 , Alick Athanaze 6)
FOUR! Pulled away behind square by Athanaze off a short-of-length delivery from Thakur. Maiden boundary in Test cricket for the debutant!
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After 21 overs,West Indies 50/3 ( Jermaine Blackwood 7 , Alick Athanaze 2)
Debutant and local boy Alick Athanaze walks in next, and has a chance to play saviour for his side on his first day in Test cricket with the hosts in a spot of bother at the moment. He gets off the mark right away with a brace off his first delivery, driving towards the mid-off region. Blackwood collects a single off Ashwin in the following over to bring up the fifty for the Windies.
Preview: The wait is finally over. Team India are back in action again. And this time, a new look Team India will take field when they face West Indies in the first Test in Dominica on Wednesday. Promising youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal has been confirmed to open for India, while Shubman Gill bats at number three.
More importantly, India will be looking for a fresh start against the Windies, after their forgettable 209-run defeat to Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final in June. And a month on from that loss, India’s 2023-25 WTC cycle gets promptly underway.
India will be without Mohammed Shami, who has been rested, and the injured Jasprit Bumrah. Instead, the visitors’ pace attack will be led by Mohammed Siraj. Siraj, with 52 Test wickets, is the most experienced of the lot, that also consists of Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Jaydev Unadkat and Mukesh Kumar.
While Siraj and Thakur are all but set to feature in the playing XI, the toss up is likely to be between Navdeep Saini, Jaydev Unadkat and Mukesh Kumar, with Mukesh yet to make his Test debut.
A similar toss-up for the wicketkeeper’s spot is also likely, with KS Bharat and Ishan Kishan fighting for the place. Bharat has scored 129 runs from eight Test innings, while Kishan is yet to make his senior debut in the longest format.
Meanwhile, West Indies, too will be looking to start from scratch following their failure to qualify for the ODI World Cup in India later this year.
The Windies have dropped stars like Roston Chase and included young batting all-rounder Alick Athanaze, who is in line to make his Test debut on Wednesday.
Rakheem Cornwall, who last played a Test for West Indies in 2021, will also feature in the XI.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul, who has had quite a last 12 months scoring 453 runs, will be the X-factor for the Windies.
Teams:
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj.
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