By: Tarish Bhatt
The Indian team capped-off the 1st Test by registering their biggest Test win outside the sub-continent. It was an allround performance from Virat Kohli’s men, who left the Windies team bamboozled.
Captain Kohli led from the front and scored his maiden double century. The pacers – Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami – dismantled the hosts with their swing, and then Ravichandran Ashwin rolled the Windies over.
It couldn’t have turned out better for Kohli and team in the series opener. They were never really troubled in the match. The West Indies turned out to be a no-match for the visitors in Antigua.
“If you look at it logically, that’s probably the perfect finish, which every team looks for,” Kohli said. “The seamers usually dominate the first innings when you play away from home. The wicket tires out on day four and five.”
“That’s when the spinners come into play,” he added. “In the first innings, spinners are taking couple of the breakthrough wickets. In the second innings, fast bowlers are doing this for you and then the spinners will open it up again.”
The West Indies, meanwhile, have a lot to do when they will take the Indians in the next game. They were completely outplayed in Antigua, something that they would want to improve in Jamaica.
