India’s Prithvi Shaw marked his Test debut with a brilliant century as India ended Day 1 of the opening Test against the Windies on 364/4. Prithvi Shaw (134 off 154 balls) hogged all the limelight on the opening day of the first Test as he became the youngest Indian, at 18 years and 329 days, to score a Test century on debut.
Winning the toss, India opted to bat but were dealt with a huge blow as opener KL Rahul departed for a duck in the very first over of the day.
KL Rahul and his problem with LBW dismissals is something that the batsman himself and the coaches haven’t been able to resolve. Rahul was dismissed for a duck on the final delivery of the first over by Shannon Gabriel. In a decision which looked clear, what infuriated the Twitterati was the fact that the batsman went on to review the umpire’s call too, only to be told the second time that he was out.
However, young Prithvi Shaw and Cheteshwar Pujara strung together a partnership of 206 runs to ensure that India do not lose any more wicket. Pujara, who was dismissed for 86, complemented the youngster well as the visitors kept the scoreboard ticking.
After Pujara and Prithvi were dismissed, Virat Kohli (72*) and Ajinkya Rahane strung together a 105-run partnership to pile on the pressure. While Kohli struck his 20th Test fifty and looked solid in the middle, his deputy Rahane departed for 41.
For West Indies, Shannon Gabriel, Sherman Lewis, Devendra Bishoo and Roston Chase picked up one wicket apiece.
