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Mom "Came To See Virat Kohli, Not Me...": West Indies Star Joshua Da Silva's Revelation

Virat Kohli left his mark in the 100th Test between India and West Indies as he smashed his 76th international century, his 29th in the longest format, on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test in Trinidad. Kohli reached three figures within minutes of the start of the day from his overnight score of 88 as India posted a total of 438 to take control of the proceedings. The former India captain was undone by an error of judgement when he was run out for 121, following Alzarri Joseph's direct hit at the non-striker's end from square-leg.

"Didn't Even Try Playing Shots": India's Bowling Coach Takes Swipe At Windies Batters

India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has dubbed the pitch used for the second Test as "very, very slow for batting" and criticised the West Indians for "not even trying" to play shots. Down 0-1 in the two-match series, the West Indies, in response to India's first-innings total of 438, looked in no hurry to score through the third day's play at Queen's Park Oval. "The pitch is very slow, very easy for batting. Towards the end, it started turning a bit. West Indies were defensive with the bat too. When there's an attempt to play shots, there's an opportunity to get a wicket but they didn't even try that.

Viral! When Miss World Trinidad & Tobago Met Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal

The Indian cricket team is truly enjoying it stay in the Caribbean islands, taking on West Indies in an all-format assignment. In the second Test against the hosts, some of the players of the team got the opportunity to interact with Ache Abrahams, Miss World Trinidad & Tobago, with the pictures and videos of the occasion going viral on social media. Abrahams herself shared a few pictures of the meet on her official Instagram account. The fan accounts of a few Indian cricketers also shared some of the pictures and videos on social media.

"Not As Fit As Virat Kohli": Ex Pakistan Star's Unfiltered Dig At Indian Players

Virat Kohli, with his 76th International ton in the second Test against West Indies in Trinidad, broke several records. It was the former India captain's first overseas Test ton since December, 2018. It was also his 29th Test ton, as he equalled the great Don Bradman's tally. That the century in his 500th international match made the occasion more special. He now has the most number of tons in 500 international matches, surpassing the previous record of 75 tons, held by Sachin Tendulkar. While lauding Kohli, former Pakistan captain Salman Butt made an interesting observation.

"Prayers Have Been Answered": Mukesh Kumar's Heartfelt Phone Call With Mother After India Debut

The ongoing second Test between India and West Indies is no less than a rollercoaster ride. The visitors fought their way back into the game on Day 2 and bundled out India for 438 after Virat Kohli brought up his marvelous 76th international century. At stumps, West Indies' score read at 86/1 and they trail by 352 runs. Apart from Kohli, this match will always be cherished by Mukesh Kumar, who made his international debut on Thursday. The 29-year-old bowler received his debut catch from all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin.

"Virat Kohli Plays All 3 Formats Whereas...": Dinesh Karthik's Honest Take On Fab-4 Debate

Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has put forward his views regarding the fabulous-4 debate that involves India's star batter Virat Kohli, England's Joe Root, Australia's Steve Smith, and New Zealand's Kane Williamson. Karthik opined that Kohli plays all three formats and that will impact his body while Root and Smith majorly play ODIs and Test cricket. Karthik's comments came after Kohli raced to his 29th Test century, which also happened to be his first overseas ton in the format since December 2018.

India vs West Indies, 2nd Test, Day 3: Bowlers Hand India Advantage, Reduce West Indies To 229 For 5

Ravichandran Ashwin produced a peach of a delivery while Mohammed Siraj made the old ball talk as a defensive West Indies crawled their way to 229 for 5 against India on a rain-hit third day of the second Test at Port of Spain, Trinidad on Saturday. Only 67 overs were possible on the third day with West Indies batters looking for a draw, adding just 143 runs. They are still 209 runs behind India's first innings score of 438. However, there was no let-up in intensity in Indian bowling as Ashwin bowled the 'ball of the series' and Siraj delivered a perfect in-cutter to clean up Joshua Da Silva just at the stroke of rain-break to end the day on an even keel on the flattest of decks.

Watch: Ravichandran Ashwin Produces 'Magic Delivery' To Bowl Out West Indies Captain Kraigg Brathwaite

Ravichandran Ashwin produced the delivery of the series to breach a dogged Kraigg Brathwaite's defence as West Indies crawled to 174 for 3 at tea against India on the third day of the second Test on Saturday. West Indies skipper Brathwaite (75 off 235 balls) used his enormous powers of concentration to frustrate the Indian attack on an insipid track before world's No. 1 Test bowler held the centre stage with a magical moment that brought the smiles back in Indian camp.

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Mom "Came To See Virat Kohli, Not Me...": West Indies Star Joshua Da Silva's Revelation

"Didn't Even Try Playing Shots": India's Bowling Coach Takes Swipe At Windies Batters

Viral! When Miss World Trinidad & Tobago Met Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal

"Not As Fit As Virat Kohli": Ex Pakistan Star's Unfiltered Dig At Indian Players

"Prayers Have Been Answered": Mukesh Kumar's Heartfelt Phone Call With Mother After India Debut

"Virat Kohli Plays All 3 Formats Whereas...": Dinesh Karthik's Honest Take On Fab-4 Debate

India vs West Indies, 2nd Test, Day 3: Bowlers Hand India Advantage, Reduce West Indies To 229 For 5

Watch: Ravichandran Ashwin Produces 'Magic Delivery' To Bowl Out West Indies Captain Kraigg Brathwaite