It was Kuldeep's eight wickets, including a first-innings five-wicket haul, that made a significant difference in the second Delhi Test, won by India by seven wickets while chasing 121 runs. The match's biggest highlight was a commendable fight from the Windies' top-order batters John Campbe
All-rounder Washington Sundar lauded Team India's bowling effort after the hosts managed to bowl out West Indies for 390 on Day 4 of the second Test in Delhi, setting up a 121-run chase.
Former Indian spinner Anil Kumble hailed West Indies' batter Shai Hope for scoring his first Test ton, saying that he has taken to his number four role seriously and his team could utilise him in the same role in their upcoming matches.
At the end of the day four's play, India was 63/1, with KL Rahul (25*) and Sai Sudharsan (30*) unbeaten. They have made sure India was more than halfway through the target, after Yashasvi Jaiswal's early dismissal.
Former leg-spinner Amit Mishra weighed in on the backlash that young speedster Harshit Rana has faced, which stems from his inclusion across three formats and the support he has received from head coach Gautam Gambhir and his regime.
Top stars of the Indian men's team and support staff arrived at head coach Gautam Gambhir's residence here in the national capital on Wednesday for a special dinner ahead of the second Test against the West Indies.
India cruised to an impressive innings-and-140-run victory inside three days at Narendra Modi Stadium to give their ICC World Test Championship campaign a massive boost, and it was a host of their experienced stars that led the way during the triumph.
The pitch for the second Test in the national capital, between India and the West Indies, is expected to be a batting-friendly strip, featuring patches of grass interspersed with bald areas --a complete contrast to the one prepared in Ahmedabad, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Jadeja's swashbuckling century and four-fer in second innings, his partnership with fellow centurion Dhruv Jurel, KL's first home soil century since 2016, were the key highlights as India defeated a struggling WI by an innings and 140 runs in a match that lasted just three days.
Jadeja's unbeaten century and four-wicket haul in the second innings earned him the 'Player of the Match' during the first Test at Ahmedabad. Following the match, he was asked by the media about the possibility of touching Kapil's double of 400 Test wickets and 5,000 Test runs.
Bumrah has been rested for the ODI series to be played from October 19 onwards. It follows three back-to-back tough assignments: the five-match Test tour to England, in which he played three Tests, the Asia Cup-winning title campaign, during which he took seven wickets in five matches at an