After bowling out West Indies, exceptional bowling performance from Indian bowlers restricted the visitors to 35/2 at the end of the second session on the third day of the second Test, which is being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Sunday.
At the stroke of Lunch on Day 3, the Caribbeans are 217/8 in 72 overs with Khary Pierre (19*) and Anderson Phillips (19*) unbeaten on the crease. The visitors still trail Team India's total of 518 by 301 runs.
West Indies showed resilience in the final session of Day 2, adding 114 runs despite losing three crucial wickets. Ravindra Jadeja shone for India, claiming three wickets in the session to bolster their dominant position further.
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.
India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy believes head coach Gautam Gambhir has fostered a "Spartan mentality" within the team, which leaves "no option of losing".
The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the nominees for the Player of the Month award for September on Tuesday, with two Indian mainstays featured in the three-player list.
Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja missed his long-time compatriot and legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin during India's first home Test since he bid adieu to international cricket midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy last year.
India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar declared that seasoned all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja remains in the "scheme of things" for the World Cup 2027, while Tilak Varma, who has dazzled with his prolific form, is "very close" to breaking into the ODI fold.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) remained rational in its decision to move on from the seasoned swashbuckler Rohit Sharma and pass on the captaincy baton to young Shubman Gill, who has already been appointed as the Test skipper.
With the bat, Jadeja played an unbeaten knock of 104 runs from 176 balls, which came with the help of six fours and five sixes in his innings. With the ball, the left-arm spinner took four wickets in his 13 overs, where he conceded 54 runs and bowled three maiden overs in his spell.
Exceptional bowling performance from Indian spinners, especially by left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, demolished the West Indies top and middle-order as they restricted them to 66/5 after the end of the first session on the third day of the Ahmedabad Test being played at Narendra Modi Sta