Having declared overnight, India completed their demolition of WI after lunch on day three
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Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: Abhimanyu Bose
2.10pm Right then, business as usual resumes as far as Test cricket in India is concerned, with the home side dishing out a thrashing. West Indies were run rugged, and will want to come back stronger in Delhi. For Shubman Gill, 2025 continues to get better as he continues to grow his laurels as Test captain. India will want to complete a sweep in the national capital. For now, that's all from this Test. As we go, I'll leave you with this stat courtesy Namooh Shah. On behalf of Ashish, Ekanth, Chandan and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo, it's Abhimanyu signing off.
Most POTM for India in Tests
14 - Sachin Tendulkar 11 - Ravindra Jadeja 11 - Rahul Dravid
1.57pm Time for the presentation ceremony.
Ravindra Jadeja is the player of the match. Here's what he has to say: "I've been working hard on my batting. We had two months off, there was no Test or ODi cricket so I was working on my fitness and went to the CoE in Bengaluru to work on my fitness and batting. I've been batting at No. 9, 8 until few years ago but now I have my number at 6 so I can prepare myself and pace my innings. As a spinner you get more turn and bounce [on red soil pitches] so I was happy when we got to know that it's a red soil pitch, for batting and bowling. [On being named vice-captain] Obviously, I would like to thank coach, captain and management. As VC, you are always there as a special member. Whenever the team requires anything I am always there and happy to do it. [On leading the spinners now] I'm still not captain, Ash was there [chuckles]. Kuldeep has also played a lot of games. Everyone has experience and working hard so I don't need to go give unnecessary advice."
India captain, Shubman Gill: "Six [tosses] losses in a row, but as long as we keep winning the matches, it doesn't matter. Honestly, I think this was the perfect game for us. Three centuries, and we fielded really well so no complaints. Whenever you get a start, I think it was a pretty good wicket to bat on and we both got starts but couldn't convert, but we are happy for the centurions. [On managing three spinners] When you got quality spinners like that it's difficult to rotate, but it's better to have too many options than too few but that's the challenge and fun of playing in India. Good thing is there's always someone ready to make a difference. Over a period of two years, how we bonded as a team and how we got out of tough situations was really pleasing for me to see. We are still a learning side and as long as we keep learning it's on the positive side."
West Indies skipper Roston Chase: "Obviously when you win the toss and bat and get bowled out for 162, it's going to be tough to come back from that and it's not the kind of performance we were looking forward to. We have to bat better, especially in India you have to put up a big first innings total on the board with the ball spinning and pitch deteriorating as the game goes on. [On the toss decision] No problem with the decision, everybody wanted to bat first. There was some moisture but we had to play past that. [On delaying the second new ball] I didn't think the timing was off. I think when we did take it, we didn't make the batsmen play enough. We needed to test them more. Batting is the main problem. Batsmen needed to form partnerships and we didn't even get a fifty-run stand and in cricket you need partnerships, whether you're batting or bowling."
Sampath with a stat that highlights just how important Jadeja has been for India:
Most times scoring a century and taking a four-plus wickets haul in same Test match:
5 - Ian Botham 4 - Garry Sobers 4 - R Ashwin 4 - Ravindra Jadeja
Mohammed Siraj: "It feels very good, we get two days off in this heat. There were good contributions from everyone in both departments so it's great. Yeah in the second innings the wicket slowed down, so it was fun [to take three wickets]. [On India's batting] Everyone took responsibility, so it feels good. Especially because of the way KL Rahul continued his form from England."
Here is Shubham with a stat that will be worrying for the visitors.
Least overs batted by WI in a Test vs IND*
89.2 overs - Ahmedabad, 2025 98.5 overs - Rajkot, 2018 101.1 overs - North Sound, 2019 102.2 overs - Mumbai, 2013
*matches where WI were bowled out twice
1.45pm The match ending before tea on the third day in Ahmedabad highlights just how much India have dominated this match. After the nightmares of the New Zealand tour, India are back at home and back to winning ways at home. Shubman Gill wins his first home Test as captain, on the day he is set to be announced as India's new ODI captain. For West Indies, there were many questions before the Test, and those questions will only grow louder after it. The batters couldn't put up a fight and their bowlers didn't challenge India's batters nearly enough.
JNT Seales c & b Kuldeep Yadav 22 (10m 12b 1x4 2x6) SR: 183.33
Rahul has not managed to convert his hundreds into big ones, with three of his last four tons ending at 100 or 101, though there's no apparent weakness in his game
Stats highlights from the first Test between India and West Indies, which India won by an innings and 140 runs
The India allrounder said working on his mindset and fitness had helped him maintain his superb form in 2025
"I am not using that as an excuse. I still think that the onus is on the players to find some way to churn up runs and wickets"
Jadeja attributes his success with the bat to having a set position at No. 6
