New Delhi | India skipper Shubman Gill won his first toss as captain and elected to bat against the West Indies in the second Test of the two-match series here on Friday.
India have retained the same playing XI that had defeated the Roston Chase-led West Indies by an innings and 140 runs in the first Test at Ahmedabad.
Gill said India would like to put on a big total as the wicket looks conducive for batting.
West Indies made two changes, bringing in Tevin Imlach and Anderson Phillip in place of Brandon King and Johann Layne.
"(The) wicket looks good, we want to pile on the runs. Consistency is key, to repeat performances and maintain performances. Captaincy hasn't changed me much, more responsibilities now, I like that. Very exciting future for me," said Gill at the toss.
Teams:
West Indies: Tagenarine Chanderpaul, John Campbell, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope, 5 Kevon Imlach (wk), 6 Roston Chase (c), Justin Greaves, Khary Pierre, Jomel Warrican, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales.
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, B Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Opener KL Rahul looked in fine touch before a freak delivery from left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican had his number as India made a cautious start, reaching 94 for 1 at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against the West Indies, here on Friday.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (40 batting) and Sai Sudharsan (16 batting) were at the crease going into the break.
Sudharsan hit a three delectable boundaries, which included a eye-catching on-drive and a square cut.
Batting on 38, Rahul, who in the previous over had hit spinner Khary Pierre for a six over deep mid-wicket coming down the wicket, misjudged the length bowled by Warrican.
Sensing that Rahul would come down the track, he pulled the length slightly back and by the time the batter understood, he tried to dab at it only to find it turn and jump beating his outside edge. Keeper Tevin Imlach completed the stumping.
On a track that seemed good for batting, Rahul can't be blamed if he feels that he missed out on a century. A backfoot punch through covers off Jayden Seals was out of the top drawer. He had five fours and a maximum before heading back to the pavilion.
The opening pair was watchful during the first hour as it added 58 runs. Jaiswal, who was out cheaply in the only Indian innings in Ahmedabad, defended well and looked assured of his off-stump.
A steer bisecting the gully and point had class written all over it while the straight drive off Anderson Phillips was in a league of its own.
Jaiswal's innings was not ultra-aggressive as he playing himself in. He was ready to leave deliveries outside the off-stump and cut down on expansive drives. However once he was settled, he did attack the spinners and the full-blooded sweep off Roston Chase's delivery stood out.
Scoreboard at lunch on day 1 of the second Test between India and West Indies here on Friday.
India: 1st Innings
Yashasvi Jaiswal batting 40
KL Rahul st Imlach b Warrican 38
Sai Sudharsan batting 16
Extras: Nil
Total: (For 1 wkt, 28 overs) 94
Fall of wkts: 1-58.
Bowling: Jayden Seales 5-1-16-0, Anderson Phillip 6-2-14-0, Justin Greaves 4-1-19-0, Khary Pierre 3-0-10-0, Jomel Warrican 6-1-21-1, Roston Chase 4-0-14-0.
