Watch: Shubman Gill Puts On His Dancing Shoes As Indian Bowlers Rattle West Indies Batters

13.07.2023 - 05:01 sports.ndtv.com

Ravichandran Ashwin led the way for Team India with a five-wicket haul as the visitors bundled out West Indies for 150, before reaching 80/0 at stumps on Day 1 in the first Test in Dominica.

After being left out of the XI in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, Ashwin made a remarkable comeback, scalping 5-60 off 24.3 overs to leave Windies captain Kraigg Brathwaite regretting the decision to bat first on winning the toss.

Ravindra Jadeja was India's second most successful bowler on Day 1 as he picked up three wickets to support Ashwin. The Indian players were enjoying their time out in the middle and Shubman Gill's dance moves summed up the mood in the Indian camp on Day 1.

Ahead of the first ball of the 64th over, Gill put on his dancing shoes to entertain fans. DO NOT MISS! Keep your eyes on the right side of the screen, we have a surprise Shubman Gill package for you!He is truly enjoying the Caribbean atmosphere #INDvWIonFanCode #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/jZRlqFdofl After West Indies were bundled out for cheap, Yashasvi Jaiswal, one of two Indian debutants, then joined Rohit Sharma in an unbroken opening stand against a varied bowling attack.

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A clinical India outclassed West Indies by a whopping 200 runs in the third ODI to win the series 2-1 but the lingering questions on the team combination ahead of the World Cup remained in the horizon despite four half-centuries and a top notch bowling effort on Tuesday. Skipper Rohit Sharma and senior pro Virat Kohli once again opted out to give World Cup hopefuls a fair go but the dominant result isn't a good enough indication that all boxes have been ticked as the team looks far from settled.

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