The pressure created by the pace duo did reap dividends as Ashwin (2-25 in 10 overs) slowed the pace of his deliveries, used the available drift to a good advantage to make life uncomfortable for the two openers. There was a nice loop and he did challenge both inside and outside edge during the second hour. Tagenarine’s stance and trigger shuffle from leg to off-stump does have an uncanny resemblance with his illustrious father Shivnarine although he is slightly more side-on compared to his ‘Old Man’.

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Sensing his shuffle, Ashwin got one to hang in the air and drift into the southpaw, who played inside the line only to find it beat his outside edge after pitching and there was a death rattle. West Indies skipper Brathwaite, easily the best Test batter in the side over the last five years, was increasingly getting frustrated as Ashwin bowled slightly quicker at times to him. Earlier, India handed debut caps to 21-year-old left handed opened Yashasvi Jaiswal and wicketkeeper batter Ishan Kishan.

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WI 68-4 (K Brathwaite 20; R Ashwin 2-25) v India (scores incomplete)

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