🏏India vs West Indies,2nd Test: New Delhi, Day 5🏏 - Page 23

Originally posted by: Bhavisweet03

Even he didn't give a chance to Kuldeep in England

What is Gill's thought or I can say GG's thought here no idea at all

Well,we will never find that out.

Gun Captain will find it out with the time, I personally don't think he is serious about certain aspects of decision making or even planning process.(Simply, my observation)

Originally posted by: Bhavisweet03

Exactly my thought

He should make atleast 550+ and then declare

But jaise hi 5th wicket gira he declare

Overconfidence. They thought they will wrap up the match in 3 days but WI had other plans. Good to see a test match moving to 5th day

Originally posted by: SlatePencil

Overconfidence. They thought they will wrap up the match in 3 days but WI had other plans. Good to see a test match moving to 5th day

Definitely agree here

The players are out in the middle for one final time in this Test series. Realistically, India should score the remaining runs without fuss, but strange things do happen in Test cricket. West Indies need a few early wickets to keep themselves interested, else this could be all over soon.. The umpires walk out to the middle - West Indies will start with spin and it's Warrican - a slip, FSL, short cover and a short cover-point

WI 248 & 390 (f/o)

IND 518/5 d & 65/1 (19.2)

CRR: 3.36

Day 5: 1st Session - India need 56 runs

Pitch Report | Deep Dasgupta and Ian Bishop: This pitch has played a lot better than we expected. The footmarks are still there and I was looking for the little area on the pitch where a little bit of the leather came off the ball. You could see how abrasive it is. The way that Justin Greaves played at the back end of the WI innings, very orthodox, it says that the pitch is still very good in spite of all the cracks. The curator was saying that the difference between this black surface and the one in Kolkata is the clay content. Because the clay content is not as much, that's the reason we see the slowness of the pitch or lack of bounce and that definitely helps the batters. You can't afford to play across the line. Nothing much for the bowlers. One or two might turn, the odd ball might keep low.

Day 5 | 08:45 am local time: It’s the final day of the Test, and the final day of this 2-match series. If nothing else, the past couple of days have taught India and its fans one thing - patience. After enforcing the follow-on on Day 3, the Indian skipper would have expected a swift finish, but the West Indies had other ideas. They showed tremendous grit and discipline, stretching the contest into Day 5 - a rarity in Indian conditions. It began with the resilient stand between John Campbell and Shai Hope, and later, the partnership between Justin Greaves and Jayden Seales added further resistance. Despite Shubman Gill shuffling his bowlers in search of breakthroughs, the visitors displayed admirable character and determination with the bat. There might be a few eyebrows raised at some of Gill’s decisions, but India are now just 58 runs away from sealing the series 2-0. KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan have looked composed at the crease, and the pair will be keen to wrap things up quickly this morning.

India-- 71/1.

K L Rahul hit another four to move the score forward.

Sai out

Gill out

50+up for KL