A century from Cheteswhar Pujara and 50 years from Rohit Sharma helped push India’s score to 297/5 on Day 1 of their training match against West Indies. Rohit and Pujara shared a 132-run represent the fourth wicket. Pujara resigned in the wake of making 100 off 187 balls while Rohit fell in the wake of making 68 off 115.
India won the hurl and batted first on Saturday at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua.
KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal opened the batting. The innings got off to an energetic begin to a great extent on account of Rahul who hit five fours and a six in his 46-ball remain at the wrinkle. Agarwal, then again, was rejected by Jonathan Carter, who was West Indies A’s most noteworthy wicket taker of the day with three scalps. Rahul fell in the thirteenth over.
Ajinkya Rahane, who was captaining the side without Virat Kohli, kept going just six balls as he scratched behind off Carter and withdrew for one run. Rahane has not scored a century for a long time now and his stressing structure with the bat has given no indications of progress in the main innings of the training match. Rohit and Pujara then pegged back the Caribbean assault.
Rohit’s was a normally stroke-filled innings as he utilized the chance to bat promptly in the day. After the pair returned to the cottage, Hanuma Vihari (37 not out) and Rishabh Pant (33) pushed India’s aggregate to close to the 300-run mark.
India commencement their World Test Championship crusade with their up and coming tw-Test arrangement against the West Indies. The primary Test will be played at North Sound begins on August 22.
Brief Scores: India first Innings: 297/5 (Cheteshwar Pujara 100 resigned hurt, Rohit Sharma 68; Jonathan Carter 3/39).