★West Indies finished the day at 86 for one, trailing India by 352 runs.
★Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul put up a strong fight, adding 71 runs for the opening wicket.
★India’s Virat Kohli scored his 29th Test century, equaling Sir Don Bradman’s record.
★Kohli added 159 runs for the fifth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja, who also scored a half-century.
★R Ashwin scored a half-century and played adventurous shots to take India closer to 450.
★West Indies openers displayed a solid defensive game before Chanderpaul was dismissed by Jadeja.
★The pitch didn’t offer much for the bowlers, and the new ball had to be changed multiple times.
★The West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite and Kirk McKenzie survived without much difficulty.
★The Indian bowlers couldn’t produce anything special on a slow track.
★Kohli scored his first overseas Test century in nearly five years.
★Kohli’s innings was characterized by his game awareness and ability to rotate the strike.
★Jadeja reaffirmed his status as a batting all-rounder with another half-century.
★Ashwin played a well-compiled fifty as the lone ranger for India.
★The pitch is expected to aid the slow bowlers on the third day.
In summary, the West Indian batters showed improvement and fought back against India on the second day of the second Test. Virat Kohli scored his 29th Test century, equaling Sir Don Bradman’s record. Kohli’s innings, along with contributions from Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin, helped India reach a commendable first innings score of 438. The West Indies openers displayed a solid defensive game, and the pitch didn’t offer much for the bowlers. Kohli’s century was his first overseas Test hundred in nearly five years. The pitch is expected to assist the slow bowlers on the third day of the match.
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