India vs Windies 2018: Twitter Reacts as India Continues Domination Over Depleted Windies

Windies skipper Jason Holder was able to do the first right thing on the first morning of the second Test match as he won the toss against India. Holder had no hesitation as he decided to bat first. However, it was the same old story from the Windies batsmen. Kieran Powell and Kraigg Brathwaite were able to get a partnership of 32 runs.

However, Powell who had scored a fine 83 in the second innings of the first Test match, once again tried to play a shot from out of the box. The right-hander could only find the hands of Ravindra Jadeja as Ravichandran Ashwin had his first wicket of the day.

It was India’s session.

Subsequently, Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav were able to keep a tight grip on the proceedings against Windies two best batsmen, Shai Hope and Kraigg Brathwaite.

There were no easy singles on offer as Ashwin and Kuldeep didn’t let the batsmen off the hook. Thus, India was able to reap fruits for their good work as Brathwaite failed to pick a leg-spinner from the chinaman bowler.

The right-hander played for the wrong one and was plumbed in front as he was hit at the back leg. However, he decided to send the decision upstairs as he opted for the review. It was all three reds on the Hawkeye and Brathwaite had to take the long way back to the pavilion.

On the other hand, Shai Hope continued to be the ray of hope for the beleaguered Windies side. Hope showed the resistance as well as the stomach for the fight which has been missing from Windies arsenal.

Meanwhile, Shardul Thakur became the 294th Test player of India as he made his Test debut. However, it wasn’t the ideal start for the Mumbai bowler as he had to leave the field after pulling his hamstring.

Umesh Yadav was able to strike at the stroke of lunch as he got the important scalp of Shai Hope. Windies scored 86-3 in the opening session.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the first session of the second Test match:

West Indies are now hope-less ?‍♂️#Lunch on Day-1 #INDvWI

— Buvanesh (@buviwrites) October 12, 2018

Sir Sunil Gavaskar!?
He had predicted that the Windies would be 85/3 at Lunch and its 86/3. SPOT ON! #INDvWI #CricketLive @StarSportsIndia @MayantiLanger_B

— Gagan Thengane (@Kintu_Parantu) October 12, 2018

A good partnership between SH² will take WI in a decent position.#INDvWI

— ?? ? ? (@cricdrugs) October 12, 2018

#INDvWI @sanjaymanjrekar @cricketaakash
If u r using IPL form to select players, u need to assess them for test match fitness of bowling 20 overs a day. Many failures of fitness, bhuvi shardul and jadhav. Anyone i forgot? Umesh cant bowl one side for 10 balls in a row. Why?

— Bharat Ankaraju (@BharatAnkaraju) October 12, 2018

Hetmyer hardly looks a ready cricketer. It was only 2 years back that he was playing in the U-19 World Cup. #INDvWI

— KASHISH (@crickashish217) October 12, 2018

Two Yadav's are operating.#INDvWI

— ?? ? ? (@cricdrugs) October 12, 2018

Shai Hope is a James Vince from a caribbean mother. #INDvWI

— Hashim Malik (@hached) October 12, 2018

https://twitter.com/AdiVIratian_/status/1050623782577041408

Meanwhile Shardul had returned home midway during the recently concluded Asia Cup. He surely needs to work hard on his fitness. He and Kedar Jadhav are perennially injury prone and they have not even played a lot of cricket. @imShard @JadhavKedar #INDvWI

— Nikhil Ram (@Nikhil_Rams) October 12, 2018

https://twitter.com/Cricketician_/status/1050624804510883842

Thakur mama in the playing XI ??, siraj must be gutted. He hasn't done anything wrong. #IndvWI

— srikrishna ?? (@1998Srikrishna) October 12, 2018