India's assistant coach, Ryan ten Doeschate , acknowledged that there were discussions about batting again during the Delhi Test prior to enforcing the follow-on against the West Indies. After amassing 518 runs for five wickets in their first innings, India dismissed the West Indies for 248, largely due to Kuldeep Yadav's impressive five-wicket haul.

Although the Indian players had indicated that their plan was to bat only once, Ten Doeschate mentioned that there was consideration of taking another turn at the crease. During a press conference following the day's play on Sunday, October 12, the assistant coach noted that the last two wickets of the West Indies took longer than expected, and he believed that a lead of 275 runs was quite favorable.

"Yeah, there was a discussion to

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