Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan – Heroes of Day 1 who left the Islanders stranded

Team India were all over their Caribbean counterparts on Day 1 of the second Test in Delhi as 'Jaisball' took over the Indian capital in an exhilarating show of belligerence. Calling the shots in his own fashion, Yashasvi Jaiswal dictated the proceedings with an iron fist while he had ample support from Sai Sudharsan who played the perfect two to tango.

Jaiswal took his own sweet time before he could switch gears on the opening day of the contest. The first boundary that the southpaw could conjure came at the very end of the fifth over as he stretched himself to steer one past the third slip and gully in a show of guile and precision.

He was in no hurry to turn the thrusters on as he wanted to be wary against the mercurial movement that tailed the new ball along with the additional bit of bounce. Jaiswal started building the innings at his own pace, occasionally resorting to aggression when he felt there was a loosener on offer.

He brought up his half-century in style with an elegant cover-drive against Jayden Seales as India kept their feet on the accelerator. Jaiswal would only go from strength to strength as he added more intent to his assortment while Sai Sudharsan was happy to sit back and get the odd boundaries out of the way.

Sai brought up his half-century with a boundary too, as he pumped Khary Pierre through extra cover. Both Sai and Jaiswal started combining well and India were en route to what could have been a monumental total on the board. Sudharsan eventually toppled at 87 against Jomel Warrican, falling for a bit of extra turn.

Jaiswal, however, was ruthless in his approach. Barely a chink in his armour, he placed together a knock of conviction that found its crescendo in solid fashion. He snuck a couple of runs against Pierre to complete his seventh Test ton, a start like none other for the Indian southpaw.

At the end of the first day, Jaiswal stayed unbeaten for 173, gearing up for what could have been an incredible double century. Much to India’s woes, Jaiswal lost his wicket early at the start of the second day, adding only two runs to his tally. He totted up a staggering 175, a knock that was another blazing testimony to the beast that he has been in recent times, elevating India to the skies.