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Virat Kohli's 'Sigh Of Relief' After Hitting Third Boundary In 160 Balls vs West Indies Goes Viral

India put on a dominating display to register a huge win over West Indies on the third day of the first Test match in Dominica on Friday. While Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 171, the highest for an Indian debutant opener in overseas conditions, former India captain Virat Kohli too played a patient knock to balloon India's lead over the hosts. On a slow pitch, where boundaries were hard to come by Kohli reached the half-century mark in 146 balls. Till then he hit only two boundaries. His third boundary came against Alick Athanaze on the 160th ball that he faced in the innings. He gave a sigh of relief after hitting that boundary.

"Even In WTC And IPL...": Anil Kumble's Big Statement On Rohit Sharma's Form

Rohit Sharma finally put an end to poor form, scoring a century in the first Test against West Indies in Dominica. Reaching the triple-digit score would do good to the confidence of the India skipper who was struggling to score big for a while now. Reacting to Rohit's century, India great Anil Kumble heaped praise on the veteran batter but also asserted that, for him, the Hitman was never out of form. For Jumbo, Rohit wasn't exactly 'out of form', even in the World Cup Test Championship final and the Indian Premier League.

Virat Kohli Enters Elite Top 5, Leaves Behind India Great With Huge Test Feat

One of the greatest batters in history, Virat Kohli wasn't the man in focus on Day 2 of the first Test against West Indies, with the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma scoring centuries to put India in the driver's seat. Yet, Kohli managed to bag another big milestone to his name, leaving behind one of the finest openers in the game, Virender Sehwag. With his unbeaten 36-run knock on Thursday, Kohli saw himself earning a promotion to the top 5 Test batters in the history of Indian cricket.

India vs West Indies, 1st Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravichandran Ashwin Help India Ease Past West Indies

The world's top-ranked bowler R Ashwin was too good for an ill-equipped West Indies batting line-up as his second five-wicket haul of the game set up India's innings and 141-run victory in the opening Test in Dominica on Friday. After India declared their first innings at 421 for five midway into the afternoon session, an improved batting show was expected from the Caribbean batters but they were simply not up to the task and collapsed to 130 all out in 50 overs to ensure a three-day finish.

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.

Watch: Ishan Kishan's Cheeky Stumping Attempt vs Jason Holder Almost Forces A Jonny Bairstow-like Situation

Since the Jonny Bairstow incident in the second Ashes Test, where the England batter was cheekily stumped by Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey at Lord's, there has been a lot of discussion on the 'rules of the game' vs 'spirit if cricket' debate. A similar situation almost arose on the third day of the first Test between India and West Indies in Dominica on Friday. Test debutant wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan attempted cheeky stumpings of Jason Holder off Ravindra Jadeja's bowling. However, the Bairstow-like dismissals were avoided.

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Ravichandran Ashwin bags 12 wickets in match as India crush West Indies in first Test in Dominica

India wrapped up victory by an innings and 141 runs as West Indies were blown away in the first Test in Dominica. West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and elected to bat first, but it was downhill from that moment as India outclassed his side with bat and ball. Ad After moving into a position of strength during the second session on day three, India captain Rohit Sharma declared to give his bowlers the chance to close out a win inside three days.

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Virat Kohli's 'Sigh Of Relief' After Hitting Third Boundary In 160 Balls vs West Indies Goes Viral

"Even In WTC And IPL...": Anil Kumble's Big Statement On Rohit Sharma's Form

Virat Kohli Enters Elite Top 5, Leaves Behind India Great With Huge Test Feat

India vs West Indies, 1st Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravichandran Ashwin Help India Ease Past West Indies

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

Watch: Ishan Kishan's Cheeky Stumping Attempt vs Jason Holder Almost Forces A Jonny Bairstow-like Situation

Trevor Bauer named All-Star in Japan, named league's MVP for June

Ravichandran Ashwin bags 12 wickets in match as India crush West Indies in first Test in Dominica