India vs West Indies 1st Test Day 2 highlights: Ton-up Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli power Rohit Sharma's men to 312

Speedster Kemar Roach is back into the attack on Day 2. Indian skipper Rohit scored the first runs of the day by taking a comfortable double. The senior opener then fails to punish the full-toss outside off on the final ball of the over. IND 82-0 after 25 overs. 

We are underway on Day 2 as West Indies pacer Jason Holder has kickstarted the proceedings for the hosts at Windsor Park. Holder starts off with a maiden. IND 80-0 after 24 overs.

When play started, I thought the wicket might be slow, but we started hitting the right areas, as a bowling unit, we did a great job bowling them out for 150. The way Siraj took that catch, I've been taking so many good catches, it was my turn to clap. I was happy with the wicket, it was an important wicket for us: Ravindra Jadeja ahead of Day 2.

While most of the focus has been on Yashasvi Jaiswal, India's other debutant Ishan Kishan has quietly gotten off to a bright start in Test cricket. He was excellent behind the stumps on Day 1, also picked up a couple of sharp catches and they way he was not shying away from giving inputs to Rohit Sharma about field placements, showed that he blong there. Today, Kishan might get his opportunity to bat for the first time in Test cricket and he will be looking to make the most of it.

We have seen Virat Kohli turn it around in white-ball cricket but the same is yet to be seen in Tests. There are talks that the former India captain is not a part of the fab-four in Test cricket anymore with the likes of Joe Root, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson surging way ahead of him. It's perhaps time for Kohli to answer his critics with the bat. He, however, will have to be careful with the delivery that is pitched wide outside the off stump.

It is likely to be sunny for the better part of the day with moderate chances of rain. We should be able to get in a full day's play without much trouble. The high humidity will surely add to the discomfort factor of the players. 

Ravichandran Ashwin said he was not at all surprised by the pitch on offer at Windsor Park but the veteran India all-rounder also insisted that the pitch is likely to get slower as the Test match progresses. “Not surprised with the pitch, expected it to be a bit dry. In my previous tours of West Indies, when it spins, it also tends to be slow,” he said.

The West Indies do not have the same quality in their spin department as India but Cornwall and Warrican can be a handful on a surface that is offering enough turn and bounce. The Indian batters should also be wary of the extra bounce that Alzarri Joseph generates and the experience of Kemar Roach and Jason Holder.

Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal had their unsettling moments in the final session of Day 1 but they managed to return to the hut unharmed. They will star afresh on Day 2 and look to bat West Indies out of the game.

A few of their batters, especially captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood, will be kicking themselves for the shots they played. The pitch had enough assistance for the spinners, which made it all the more imperative not to play across the line but both the right-handers did exactly after getting set. The lower order was never going to stand in front of a rampaging Ashwin and Jadeja. Now, it's damage control time for them. Rahkeem Cornwall and Jomel Warrican have to replicate what Ashwin and Jadeja did if the hosts want to make a comeback in this Test. If Rohit and Jaiswal get off the blocks on Day 2 like they did yesterday, then this Test match could slip away from the Windies' grasp very quickly.

The fact that he didn't feature in the WTC final against Australia still hurts Ashwin. But he is experienced and skilful enough to channelise that energy into performance. Ashwin did exactly that on Day 1. He became the third India to claim 700 international wickets and also registered his 33rd five-wicket haul in Test matches to bamboozle the West Indies. Yes, the pitch offered something for the spinners but the way Ashwin foxed the Windies openers was impeccable.

Here we go again! Another exciting day of Test cricket awaits us at Windsor Park in Dominica. As things stand now, India are well and truly in the driver's seat. After losing the toss, the Rohit Sharma-led side bowled West Indies out for 150. Ravichandran Ashwin picked five wickets while Ravindra Jadeja sneered three. For West Indies, only debutant Alick Athanaze showed some resistance with a fluent 47-run knock but the rest were all at sea in front of the Indian spinners.

In reply, debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Rohit Sharma gave India the perfect start by taking them to stumps at 80/0