India won the Test series against West Indies 1-0, and here are the player ratings for all players from the touring side involved in the two games.
Rohit Sharma: 8.5/10
240 runs @ 80, 100s: 1, 50s: 2, HS: 103
Rohit made a hundred and two fifties in three innings. He batted with patience in the first innings of the first Test match on a pitch that kept low, scoring a watchful 221-ball 103. He was more proactive at Trinidad, and batted with a strike rate of 130 in the second innings to set up the game for India.
Yashasvi Jaiswal: 9.5/10
266 runs @ 88.66, 100s: 1, 50s: 1, HS: 171
The top-run scorer in the series, Jaiswal left a mark right away on his debut international tour. He batted for 387 balls to convert his hundred in his maiden Test innings into 171, and played two quick knocks in the second Test to show he can be an all-situation batter.
Shubman Gill: 3/10
45 runs @ 22.50, HS: 29*
Gill’s indifferent Test record continued despite being pushed down to his preferred No.3 spot. He made only 45 runs in three innings, only worse than Jaydev Unadkat and Ajinkya Rahane. He currently averages 32 after 18 Tests.
Virat Kohli: 8.5/10
197 runs @ 98.50, 100s: 1, 50s: 1, HS: 121
Kohli was far from his fluent self during his knock of 76 at Dominica, where the slow track and his own lack of timing hampered him. He let out a fist pump after his first boundary after 81 balls, and was aided by two dropped chances. However, he hung on in tough conditions to score crucial runs. The hundred in his 500th Test was chanceless, with a control percentage of 95, and he could have added to it but for an untimely runout.
Ajinkya Rahane: 2/10
11 runs @ 5.50, HS: 8
Promoted to the role of vice-captain just one game after his comeback after 18 months following his World Test Championship final knocks of 89 and 46, Rahane could not contribute as question marks over his future come up again. He, however, was safe, as usual, at slips, and held on to a one-handed stunner.
Ishan Kishan: 7.5/10
78 runs @ 78, 50s: 1, HS: 52*, 5 catches
Kishan left Rohit visibly frustrated, taking 20 balls to get off the mark in the first Test, delaying India’s declaration. However, he seems to have done enough to emerge as the first-choice keeper over KS Bharat until Rishabh Pant returns. He kept well against the spinners in Dominica, and batted aggressively in the second Test, racing away to 52* in 34 in the second innings. He is the closest to a like-for-like replacement for Pant.
Ravindra Jadeja: 8.5/10
98 runs @ 98, 50s: 1, HS: 61
7 wickets @ 15.85, BBI: 3-26
Jadeja did the usual: pick up wickets, bowl economically and contributed with the bat after India were in a spot of bother in Trinidad. On a dull fourth day of the second Test, Jadeja showed his masterclass, trying out variations yet bowling with control.
R Ashwin: 9.5/10
56 runs @ 56, 50s: 1, HS: 56
15 wickets @ 15, BBI: 7-71
Ashwin ended with eight more wickets than the second-best bowler in the series, showing his class once again. He was like an artist at work, setting up batters with skill. The one particular moment that epitomised his class came in the 24th over on day four, when he kept forcing Tagenarine Chanderpaul to defend the ball on the middle and leg, before sending one down on the off stump and turned it towards the outside edge. The ball spun more than required, but it spoke of how he always had the rivals on tenterhooks.
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Mohammed Siraj: 9/10
7 wickets @ 15.85, BBI: 5-60
The Player of the Match in the second Test for his five-for, Siraj was entrusted with leading the pace attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, and he did not disappoint. He knocked over the West Indies on the fourth morning with a spell of 4-13 in 22 balls. He impressed Ian Bishop with his ability to test both edges of the bat, and his ability to switch from cross-seam to conventional seam in his run-up, to create doubts in the batter’s mind.
Jaydev Unadkat: 1/10
0 wickets
After a fairytale comeback, Unadkat could have played his last Test after an uninspiring show in West Indies. He was the least effective among all India quicks.
Mukesh Kumar: 5/10
2 wickets @ 26.50, BBI: 2-48
Mukesh bowled with control on day three in Trinidad when runs were easy to come by. He dismissed Alick Athanaze with conventional swing and went on to trouble Kraigg Brathwaite before trapping him lbw by making him play on the front foot. A promising start.
Shardul Thakur: 2/10
1 wicket @ 15, BBI: 1-15
An injured Thakur made way for Mukesh in the second Test. At Dominica, he had bowled only seven overs, and had a limited role to play as Ashwin stole the show.
