Ahmedabad: The massive gulf in class between India and West Indies stood ruthlessly exposed as early as the opening session of the two-Test series, with the dominant hosts showing no mercy whatsoever to put their beleaguered opponents under the sword here on Thursday.

The well-rested Mohammed Siraj, one of the architects of India’s pulsating 2-2 draw against England in the preceding series, took off from where he left off at the Oval with a superb 4/40 while his senior pro Jasprit Bumrah chipped in with an equally impressive 3/42 as India bowled out an inept West Indies for 162 in 44.1 overs in front of a sparse gathering at the gigantic Narendra Modi Stadium.

With Indian bowlers packing a punch on a largely overcast and muggy day, the stage was then set for their batting colleagues to t

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