Team India portrayed an exemplary performance in the first Test against the WI over the first two days, bowling the hosts out on 150 in Dominica before taking a 162-run lead by the end of Day 2 as India eye a mammoth lead over the Windies. Yashasvi Jaiswal maked his Test debut in this game.
Pragyan insisted that the day belonged to Jaiswal –
Jaiswal smashed a brilliant century and remained unbeaten on 143 at Stumps on Thursday, Ex-India spinner Pragyan Ojha, though, insisted that the day purely belonged to the youngster and further urged Yashasvi to adopt a more aggressive approach.
Pragyan told JioCinema – “Day 2 was out and out Yashasvi’s day, the way he batted and got his maiden Test 100. On Day 3, it’ll be very crucial how he starts because it is not easy for a batter on this kind of a tricky track to come on and take on the bowlers.
“So, as he gets his eyes in, I am pretty sure that he will look to dominate a few bowlers and raise the scoring rate.”
At Stumps, Yashasvi returned unbeaten alongside Virat Kohli, who looked solid in his 36 not out off 96 deliveries, but Ojha stated the star India batter needs to stay long at the crease and play carefully on the “tricky” surface if Kohli is to get his century.
Pragyan Ojha said –
“When we talk about the wicket it’s very tricky and not that easy for a batter to come and get those runs. We saw initially, Virat was trying to settle down.
“So, I think the longer time he spends in the middle the better the chances of him scoring the runs. The best thing is India has all the time in the world for them to give that little bit of a cushion where Virat can go out and look for that three-figure mark.”
