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Virat Kohli's first overseas test century in five years helped India to a mammoth total of 438 on the second day of the second test against West Indies in Port of Spain on Friday, before the hosts made a solid start in response.
As India took on West Indies in the second Test of the series, Virat Kohli entered history books, playing his 500th international game. On the second day, Kohli entered the record books as he scored his 76th international ton. He is the first player to score a ton in his 500th international match. This was Kohli's 29th international ton, as he equalled Don Bradman. Sharing his views on India's batting talisman, West Indies great Courtney Walsh lavished ultimate praise, saying in terms of Indian greats, Kohli is just behind Sachin Tendulkar in his list. Walsh also spoke about a few other greats of the game, while slotting Kohli in his top 5 overall.
Virat Kohli equalled Sir Don Bradman's record of 29 hundreds in India's commendable first innings score of 438 but their bowlers found it a tough grind as West Indies ended second day on 86 for 1 in the second Test at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Kohli, who missed out on a hundred in the previous Test, made amends with a polished 121 in 206 balls, his 76th hundred in 500 international appearance. In the process, Kohli also added 159 runs for the fifth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja (61 off 152 balls), who also scored his 19th half-century in Tests.
Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja combined in an unbroken century partnership for India to regain the ascendancy over West Indies at 288 for four at stumps on Thursday, the opening day of the second and final Test.
In a recent press conference Indian cricket team coach Rahul Dravid said that Virat Kohli is a real inspiration to many players. Virat Kohli scored 76 runs off 182 balls while smashing five boundaries as India defeated West Indies by an innings and 141 runs in the 1st Test match. The Indian cricket team is going to face West Indies in the second Test match at the Queens Park Oval track in Port of Spain on Thursday.
West Indies have announced their 13-player squad, including an uncapped spinner for the second and final Test against India in Trinidad, according to ICC. The Caribbean side fell to a disappointing innings and 141-run loss to the Asian nation in their first appearance of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle and will be keen to return to winning ways and tie the series when the second Test commences at Queen's Park Oval on Thursday.
India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has acknowledged that bowlers' workload management is a big concern for the team management going forward, especially with a busy schedule lined up this year. Mhambrey said the team management has been working on workload management of players, especially in the wake of constant breakdown of fast bowlers in recent times. The 51-year-old said India missed Jasprit Bumrah a lot in recent times, and with a jam-packed calendar ahead, a lot of discussions have been going on within the team about bowlers' workload management.
The first India-West Indies Test will be remembered for a long time for one man - Yashasvi Jaiswal. The 21-year-old became only the third Indian to score 150 on debut. After playing a marathon innings, Jaiswal got out on 171, the third highest score by Indian on debut in Tests. It is the highest score by an Indian debutant in overseas conditions. He became the third Indian to reach 150 on debut with a single, matching the feats of Shikhar Dhawan (187) and Rohit Sharma (177). A double hundred was in the offing for Jaiswal but it wasn't to be as he edged one that angled away from Alzarri Joseph.