India 87 for 3 at lunch

Cheteshwar Pujara, who had averaged 33 over his last eight innings, has been dropped and Rohit Sharma has been called in as his replacement.

Chandrika has been a batting failure at the regional level and predictably has proven likewise on the global scene. And while the Tamil Nadu opener is slowly regaining full fitness, he didn’t bat against the pacers in the nets on Sunday.

Ordinarily, without the intense competition among the openers, Pujara’s place would probably not have come under question just yet.

It is again going to be a stern test for the hosts against a well-balanced side.

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The pitch at the Darren Sammy stadium looks a bit dry, although with a little green sprinkling on the surface.

“There is a strong possibility that we may go for an extra pacer here”, he said. That’s pretty much it. “We didn’t do badly in Kingston, but West Indies played well – we need to show more patience to pick up wickets”. I was trying to read their weakness early as well as working out what lengths to bowl on different pitches. So the rhythm is better on return and you are able to make more effort.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has awarded the broadcast rights for the two match Twenty 20 (T20) series between India and the West Indies to Indian pay-TV broadcaster Star India. “It’s just about just getting a start, and get themselves going and carry it on from there”. I think on another day, you may get two or three more wickets.

“If you look, in England and Australia, they always have people coming out, the die-hard cricket fans, coming out and supporting Test cricket per se. I wish him the very best, hopefully he’ll get some runs”, said the skipper.

Bowling: S. Gabriel 7-0-33-1 (nb-1); A. Joseph 5-1-15-1; M. Cummins 4-0-22-0 (w-1); J. Holder 4-2-6-0; R. Chase 3-1-6-1.

India look a well-oiled machine with most departments working the way they want it to. Shikhar Dhawan (1) was caught behind off paceman Shannon Gabriel, before captain Virat Kohli fell to Joseph for just three runs.

The moment of the first session was Joseph’s dismissal of Virat Kohli.