'3 din mein khatam'- Fans react as India on driver's seat after end of Day 1 of Test against West Indies

India ended their Day 1 on a high note against the West Indies at Dominica as the Caribbean Men were bundled out for just 150 runs. Apart from Alick Athanaze, who was dismissed for 47 runs, none of the West Indies batters were able to put up a decent fight. Kraigg Brathwaite, the West Indies captain, won the toss and chose to bat first.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who returned to the Indian team after missing the World Test Championship final last month, took his 33rd five-wicket haul to give India the upper hand against a below-par West Indies on the first day of the first Test on Wednesday. Ravindra Jadeja picked up 3 wickets as the two spinners dominated the first innings at Windsor Park.

Match Report (Day1)

In reply, coming into bat, the Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are off to a flyer. The debutant left-handed batter is still unbeaten at 40 runs off 73 balls. Captain Rohit Sharma, who produced a stroke-filled innings of 30 from 65 balls, was as supportive of the Indian opener. India's score is 80/0 in 23 overs, they are trailing by 70 runs ahead of Day 2.

Meanwhile, pacer Shardul Thakur dismissed Raymon Reifer for a low score of two runs. Mohmmad Siraj took a one-handed blinder to provide all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja with his first wicket before the lunch break. Siraj also bowled decently and picked up one wicket. The Indians will try to start their Day 2 in a positive manner. While the West Indies will try getting early wickets to make a comeback in the Test match.

Ashwin at the end of Day 1 stated,  "Thought it was a pretty good performance. There was a bit of moisture on the pitch earlier but it started to spin later. Saw on the TV as well that it turned more later. Had to adapt early. It was a bit dry, have to get the pace right to trouble the batsmen. International cricket is all about adapting to different conditions. With so many leagues around, we can get carried away with a few performances in these leagues but international cricket is different."

Here's how fans reacted to India's performance on Day 1

Agreed! Winning this series doesn't matter much when Team India chokes in bigger matches 🤦‍♀️

— Umaimah Majaz 👑 (@theroyalhobby) July 13, 2023

finished wi team vs 95% full strength india..nd full dominance from india🤣🤣🤣

— MSD007 (@psd1234877fh) July 13, 2023

We'll ruin Jaiswal T20 power hitting by playing him in tests.

— 🏇 (@Miles_Morales10) July 12, 2023

They are dominating West Indies
How can you call dominating for this team ???

Where was this domination in WTC final........gaand me bees laat khake aaye hain West Indies ko haraane 🤣🤣

This team should be compared to Ireland....even they are also better 😉

— Chahat Dwivedi 🇮🇳 (@DwivediChahat) July 12, 2023

Where does this dominance go in the WTC finals.

— Yashpal Tomar (@Yashpal64601126) July 12, 2023

My eyes are shining seeing Yashasvi Playing for India so well🥺♥
Opening with Rohit! #WIvsIND #INDvsWI @ybj

— King (@pan10833) July 13, 2023

Goat Rohit scoring century tommorow 🔥🔥

— Rohit Sharma (@RohitG0AT264) July 12, 2023

Isse achha toh zimbabwe, Netherland, Scotland jaise team se khelte kam se kam wo to acchi fight dete

— Ganesh Suryvanshi (@GaneshSuryvans5) July 13, 2023

Minnow basher 😹

— KT (@IconicRcb) July 13, 2023