Decisions by both captains have been put under the microscope during the opening three games of an enthralling series, with many eyebrows raised when England skipper Ben Stokes declared early at Edgbaston and then further scrutiny arose when Cummins used inexperienced spinner Todd Murphy spa
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.
Ashwin utilised every bit of the extra bounce and spin that was on offer, making it difficult for the entire middle-order batters to read his variations, as well as line and length, and really a hard task to stay on the crease.
Aswhin did so during the first Test of two-match series against West Indies in Dominica. The veteran spinner recorded one of his finest away performances, taking 5/60 in the first innings and 7/71 in the second innings to finish with a combined figure of 12/131.
India's skipper Rohit Sharma didn't hold back while praising the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja after they outclassed West Indies on their home soil to go one-up in the two-match Test series on Friday at Windsor Park.
The spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja provided India with an ideal start, after they decided to declare their innings in the second session of the first Test at Windsor Park on Friday.
The Knight Riders found it difficult to get their innings going right from the start as speedster Rusty Theron dismissed Martin Guptill and Rilee Rossouw in the very first over. Calvin Savage and Gerald Coetzee backed up Theron's effort by sending Nitish Kumar and Unmukt Chand back to the pa
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.
Off-spinner R Ashwin was at his mesmerizing best as India seized control of the 1st Test against the West Indies at Dominica on the opening day itself. Former Indian bowler Ishant Sharma who is now doing commentary for the West Indies series said that it’s a great opportunity for Yashasvi to