The Caribbean side fell to a disappointing innings and 141-run loss to the Asian nation in their first appearance of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle and will be keen to return to winning ways and tie the series when the second Test commences at Queen’s Park Oval on Thursday.
India registered a convincing innings and 141-run win over the West Indies on Day 3 of the 1st Test at Dominica on Friday, riding on brilliant performances by debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 171 and old warhorse Ravichandran Ashwin, who claimed a match haul of 12 wickets.
India's 229-run opening stand between skipper Rohit Sharma and Jaiswal on Thursday marked the first time in Test history that India took the lead in the first innings without losing a wicket. West Indies managed to score 150 in their first innings.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah heaped praise on the young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal for his debut Test ton against West Indies on Thursday at Windsor Park.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's impressive unbeaten ton and Virat Kohli's sensible batting display continues to guide the Indian team towards a massive lead against West Indies in the first Test match at Windsor Park.
India youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal made a spectacular ton in Dominica on day two of the first Test match against the West Indies, and he joined an elite list by becoming the 17th player from India to score three figures on his Test debut.
Alick Athanaze and Jomel Warrican managed to shift momentum back into the favour of West Indies in a session which was once again largely dominated by the India openers in the first Test on Thursday at Windsor Park.
Ravichandran Ashwin lauded the young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal after he ended the first day of his debut Test with 40* against West Indies on Wednesday at Windsor Park.
At the end of Day 1, India managed to put up a score of 80/0 with Rohit and Jaiswal unbeaten on the crease with respective scores of 30(65)* and 40(73)* respectively.
At the end of the second session, West Indies registered a score of 137/8 with Kemar Roach and Rahkeem Cornwall unbeaten with scores of 0(9) and 17(21) respectively.
India will select a new opening combination in their first Test of the ICC World Test Championship 2023–25 cycle, with the skipper expected to be joined by 21-year-old left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal.
A total of eight matches will be played in the series over a month. India will kick off the series with a two-match Test series, the first of which will be played from July 12 to 16 at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, Dominica.