Team India had one other strong day on the workplace as the guests are far forward of the West Indies in the primary Test in Dominica with a 162-run lead after two days of play. While Yashasvi Jaiswal headlined the second day’s play with a record-breaking century, adopted by skipper Rohit Sharma‘s well-compiled ton, former India captain Virat Kohli too washed his fingers in the identical stream, feasting on lacklustre bowling assault by the hosts.Â
After ready for greater than two classes, Kohli was on the market on the sphere fairly rapidly than he himself anticipated. Rohit received out instantly after smashing his half-century whereas Shubman Gill did not make a lot impression as he received out for six. Kohli too had a pair of nervous moments earlier than he made it depend. Kohli was dropped in his first two overs he performed earlier than tea, after which he was simply excellent.
Kohli made 36 runs on Day 2 of the Test match and he wanted 25 to surpass former India opener Virender Sehwag on the list of leading run-getters in Tests for the nation. Kohli not solely reached the 8500-mark but in addition broke Sehwag’s report as he moved to fifth place.
Most runs in Test cricket for India
15,921 – Sachin Tendulkar (200 matches)
13,265 – Rahul Dravid (163 matches)
10,122 – Sunil Gavaskar (125 matches)
8,781 – VVS Laxman (134 matches)
8,515* – Virat Kohli (110 matches)
8503 – Virender Sehwag (103 matches)
Kohli additionally has the chance to overtake VVS Laxman, who’s at present 266 runs forward of him. Kohli and Jaiswal ensured that India did not lose any extra wickets until the tip of the day’s play.
With a 162-run lead already in the bag, Team India will likely be eyeing 100-150 extra runs earlier than declaration. It may not be simple in the second innings for India to bowl out the Windies that cheaply and therefore they are going to be aiming to bat the West Indies out of the sport. Â
