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.
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
India's pace bowling mainstay Mohammed Siraj attributed his opening day success to "hard work", conceding that he had to toil for each of his four wickets on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
A combined bowling effort from the India bowlers bundled out the West Indies side at a mere total of 162 runs at the end of the second session on the first day of the Ahmedabad Test on Thursday, which is being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
An outstanding display by the Indian bowlers, especially by right-arm seamer Mohammed Siraj, restricted the West Indies Cricket Team to 90/5 in 23.2 overs after the completion of the first session of the Ahmedabad Test being played at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.
Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna suffered a head injury during India A's second match against Australia A in Lucknow on Wednesday, forcing him to leave the field.