Dhruv Jurel’s unbeaten 68 and a stroke-filled half-century from Ravindra Jadeja swelled India’s first-innings lead to 164 runs against the West Indies, with the hosts reaching 326/4 at tea on the second day of the first Test here.

Jurel and Jadeja’s unbroken 108-run stand for the fifth wicket provided some spunk to what had largely been a watchful approach by the Indian batters on the second day, which also saw the skipper Shubman Gill (50, 100 balls) and KL Rahul (100, 197 balls) falling immediately after personal milestones.

Apart from a short burst from Yashasvi Jaiswal on the first day evening when he struck a string of fours before being dismissed, India hadn’t really pressed the accelerator on scoring until Jurel and Jadeja came together.

Jurel began the counter-attack with a six

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