When India wrapped up West Indies ' first innings and secured a lead of 270 runs, seven-and-a-half sessions of the Delhi Test still remained.

The pitch was still making bowlers work hard: West Indies, after lasting less than 50 overs in both their innings in Ahmedabad last week, had survived 81.5 overs in their first innings here. Their last two wickets had added 73 runs, suggesting that wicket-taking on this slow, low pitch was particularly difficult when the ball became older, with edges unlikely to carry to close-in catchers.

Teams tend not to enforce the follow-on in such situations, given the time remaining in the match and the two major benefits of batting again - rest for the bowlers, and a chance for them to come back and bowl after the pitch has undergone more wear and t

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