Ahmedabad
\nAll-rounder Ravindra Jadeja starred with bat and ball as India hammered West Indies by an innings and 140 runs inside three days of the first Test on Saturday.
\nIndia declared on their overnight 448-5, a lead of 286, and then bundled the West Indies out for 146 in the second session at the world\u2019s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.
\nIt was another heavy and demoralising defeat for West Indies, who are a pale shadow of the team that once ruled world cricket.
\nLeft-handed Jadeja stood out for India with 4-54 from his spin bowling after he hit an unbeaten 104 for his sixth Test century and was named player of the match.
\n\u201cHonestly, I think this was the perfect game for us,\u201d India skipper Shubman Gill said. \u201cThree centuries and we fielded really well, so no complaints.\u201d
\n\u201cWhen you\u2019ve got quality spinners like them, it\u2019s difficult to be able to rotate, but it\u2019s good to have an option of too many,\u201d he said of his bowlers.
\n\u201cThat\u2019s the fun of playing in India.\u201d
\nAlick Athanaze, a left-handed number three, made 38 and offered some belated resistance with Justin Greaves in a partnership of 46, but the rest of the West Indies batting fell apart.
\nWashington Sundar and then pace bowler Mohammed Siraj struck regular blows before Kuldeep Yadav wrapped up the match as the West Indies innings folded in 45.1 overs.
\nSiraj continued his good form with figures of 4-40 in the first innings after West Indies opted to bat.
\nHe then extended his tally of wickets this year to 30, after playing a key role in India\u2019s 2-2 draw in England.
\nIndia have still not lost a Test to the West Indies at home since 1994.<\/p>\n
\u2018Improve skills\u2019
\nWest Indies were swept 3-0 at home by Australia this year and were bowled out for 27 in the third match\u2014the second-lowest score in Test history.
\nTheir batting woes continued after they won the toss and could only manage a meagre first innings total of 162.
\n\u201cObviously, we had a poor batting display, that\u2019s been something that\u2019s been plaguing us for the past two series,\u201d Chase told reporters. \u201cWe\u2019ve not been able to at least bat 80 overs by a day or even get at least 250 or 300 runs on the board.\u201d
\n\u201cI just think that we have to improve our skill levels.\u201d
\nKL Rahul led India\u2019s batting dominance with his 100 before Dhruv Jurel, who made 125, and Jadeja put on 206 for the fifth wicket on Friday.
\nJadeja took on the West Indies spinners, hitting left-arm orthodox Jomel Warrican for five sixes.
\nChase claimed two wickets and debutant left-arm spinner Khary Pierre claimed his first in a Test after wicketkeeper-batsman Jurel registered his maiden Test century.
\nWest Indies have struggled in the absence of premier fast bowler Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph, both ruled out with injury.
\nIndia are strong favourites to win 2-0 against an opposition that is a pale shadow of the team that once ruled world cricket.
\nThe second Test begins on October 10 in New Delhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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