Ahead of the first Test, India captain Shubman Gill had made mention of the template that his team would like to follow at home: “We want to play long, grinding cricket.”

For the second day at the Narendra Modi Stadium, the Indian batting put the playbook into effect as the dominance over the West Indies became complete. KL Rahul , Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja hit hundreds to power India’s total to 448/5, taking the lead to 286 runs as the hosts targeted an innings win.

There was little surprise with the way Rahul and Jadeja, two batsmen who had an outstanding tour of England, went about their business here. The two veterans paced their innings to perfection, one setting up the base for the middle order and the other building castles on it. But it was Jurel’s maiden Test hundred

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