While the morning consultation used to be moderately underwhelming after West Indies opted to bowl, the workforce staged an excellent fightback, taking 4 wickets and limiting India to 288/4 via the tip of Thursday’s play.
“We were a little bit disappointed that we didn’t pick up a wicket or two till lunch but then we did well to get four wickets,” Benjamin mentioned after the tip of day’s play on Thursday.”Hopefully, tomorrow (Friday) we will have a chance to start with the new ball if we do, we hope to get a couple of breakthroughs and get ourselves back into the game,” he added.
Rohit Sharma’s sublime 80 and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s composed 57 equipped India with a super get started, as they mixed for an impressive 139-run partnership.
However, the momentum shifted within the afternoon when West Indies disregarded the 2 openers, Shubman Gill (10) and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (8), inflicting a brief lull in run-scoring.
Fortunately, India’s captain Virat Kohli (87 now not out) and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (36 now not out) stepped as much as the instance. Their unbeaten partnership of 106 runs put India again on course, surroundings the level for a robust end.
“Kudos to Virat and Jadeja. They played very well, they are experienced. Virat is a very special player and the two took that session away from us, but overall it was a satisfying day.”
Kohli, enjoying his five hundredth Test, is 13 runs shy of his first hundred in an in a foreign country Test since December 2018.
“If he is threatening (to score a century), then he will have to work for it, we will not hand it to him,” mentioned Benjamin.
During the second one consultation, West Indies bowled with a well-defined plan and a transparent function.
Benjamin, who’s a former West Indies pacer, is positive that the bowlers can spearhead a comeback for the house aspect.
“We have our plans for each batter, we hope our bowlers can stick to those plans, be patient. With Kohli and Jadeja, they will not make it easy for us so we have to work really hard, so we hope bowlers can execute,” Benjamin mentioned.
(With company inputs)