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"Should Be Given Opportunity...": Anil Kumble Backs This Leg-spinner For Place In India's Test Team

India brutally thrashed West Indies by an innings and 141 runs in the first Test of the two-match series on Saturday. It was a completely dominant performance from the visitors as debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 171 runs and star all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin took 12 wickets. In the entire match, the spinners had the upper hand as the pitch at Windsor Park in Roseau was spin-friendly. India spinners Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took a total of 17 wickets while West Indies spinners scalped three out of the five wickets of India.

"You Belong Here": Rohit Sharma Reveals Chat With Yashasvi Jaiswal During Record Partnership

India's skipper Rohit Sharma didn't hold back to laud youngster Yasasvi Jaiswal whose impressive knock of 171 laid the foundation for the victory against West Indies in the two-match Test series on Friday at Windsor Park. Jaiswal made the most of the opportunity that came to him in his debut Test. He took on the bowlers, didn't panic and managed to hold on to his nerves throughout his 501 minutes innings.

"A Yashasvi Start...": Sachin Tendulkar's Million Dollar Praise For India Star

India's most celebrated cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has lauded Yashasvi Jaiswal for his maiden test hundred in the debut match against West Indies. Jaiswal scored his test ton on the Day 2 of the first test on Thursday at Windsor Park Dominica. India's 229-run opening stand between skipper Rohit Sharma and Jaiswal marked the first time in Test history that India took the lead in the first innings without losing a wicket on Thursday. West Indies managed to score 150 in their first innings.

"Rather Than Talking...": Ex-India Spinner's No-Nonsense Take On Ravichandran Ashwin After Heroics vs West Indies

The World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle for the India men's team began on a positive note as they thrashed West Indies in the first Test on Saturday. Playing at Windsor Park in Roseau, the Rohit Sharma-led side registered a massive victory by an innings and 141 runs on Day 3 of the match. The Player of the Match award was bagged by debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal, who played a breakthrough knock of 171 runs. Apart from him, all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin played a huge role in India's victory as he scalped a total of 12 wickets.

Father On Kanwar Yatra, Family Shifting To New 5 BHK Flat: What Yashasvi Jaiswal's Folks Did The Day He Hit Maiden Test Ton

Yashasvi Jaiswal's potential on the cricket field, was finally visible at the international level too. Playing his maiden match for India against West Indies in Dominica, the 21-year became the fourth youngest debutant Test opener to score a century. Then he went on to score 171 runs, the highest score by an Indian debutant away from home. It was the culmination of Jaiswal's long-standing dream of making it big in India colours. While he was changing India's fortunes in the match, his family was also busy. According to a report in The Indian Express, Jaiswal's father was on Kanwar Yatra, travelling on foot from Uttar Pradesh to Uttarakhand. He tracked the first Test on phone and prayed for his succes.

From Selling Street Food To Dazzling India Debut, Yashasvi Jaiswal Scripts Rags-To-Riches Story

From selling street food in Mumbai to winning the player-of-the-match award in his test debut in Roseau, India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is international cricket's latest rags-to-riches story. India thumped West Indies by an innings and 141 runs inside three days, a victory set up by Jaiswal's 171, which helped the visitors rack up 421-5 before they declared their innings. It was a stellar display by the 21-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, who moved to Mumbai when he was 12. There he would sell 'pani-puri', a traditional Indian snack, for pocket money and sleep in tents until a coach took him under his wing.

Ravichandran Ashwin routs West Indies as India earns innings win in Dominica Test

ROSEAU, Dominica: Ravichandran Ashwin feasted on West Indies wickets on a generous turning pitch to propel India to victory by an innings and 141 runs inside three days of the first Test on Friday.

"Zorse Maar Raha...": Yashasvi Jaiswal Vents Out Frustration, Chat With Virat Kohli Caught On Stump Mic

Yashasvi Jaiswal, on debut, churned out an unbeaten 143 to put India control of the proceedings against West Indies in the ongoing first Test in Dominica. Jaiswal, who had scored an unbeaten 40 in the final session on Day 1, batted cautiously in a sedate first session that yielded 66 runs on two-paced Windsor Park track. The 21-year-old had to wait 215 balls to become the 17th Indian batter to score a century on his debut.

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"Should Be Given Opportunity...": Anil Kumble Backs This Leg-spinner For Place In India's Test Team

"You Belong Here": Rohit Sharma Reveals Chat With Yashasvi Jaiswal During Record Partnership

"A Yashasvi Start...": Sachin Tendulkar's Million Dollar Praise For India Star

"Rather Than Talking...": Ex-India Spinner's No-Nonsense Take On Ravichandran Ashwin After Heroics vs West Indies

Father On Kanwar Yatra, Family Shifting To New 5 BHK Flat: What Yashasvi Jaiswal's Folks Did The Day He Hit Maiden Test Ton

From Selling Street Food To Dazzling India Debut, Yashasvi Jaiswal Scripts Rags-To-Riches Story

Ravichandran Ashwin routs West Indies as India earns innings win in Dominica Test

"Zorse Maar Raha...": Yashasvi Jaiswal Vents Out Frustration, Chat With Virat Kohli Caught On Stump Mic