Ex-India spinner Anil Kumble expressed sharp criticism of Shubman Gill’s captaincy in the second Test of the two-match series against West Indies, expressing the opinion that Gill let chances slip by to keep applying pressure when it was most needed. Having forced the follow-on on Day 3, there were high hopes for a quick Indian win. But West Indies openers John Campbell and Shai Hope had other ideas, both scoring gritty centuries to check India’s run.

Even though the two batters left shortly after scoring their hundreds, India had to struggle hard for the last breakthrough. A dogged last-wicket partnership between Justin Greaves and Jayden Seales contributed 79 crucial runs, annoying the hosts and pushing the West Indies’ second-innings score to 390. This gave India a target of 121 for wi

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