India defeated West Indies comfortably by 7 wickets in the second Test and did a clean sweep over their opponents in the two-match series. However, despite the victory, one of the main talking points of the match was the Men in Blue deciding to enforce follow-on over the visitors after they had taken a mammoth 270-run lead ahead of their second innings. However, the decision didn't really go as planned and the West Indies put 390 runs on the board before being bundled out.
The duo of John Campbell and Shai Hope scored monumental centuries while the likes of Roston Chase (40), Justin Greaves (50*) and Jayden Seales (32) played important cameos as the Windies set up a target of 121 for India during the final session of Day 4. India skipper Shubman Gill had received a lot of criticism from fans after his decision to enforce follow-on didn't work in the side's favour. Following the conclusion of the match, Gill explained why they had decided to hand follow-on to their opponents.
"We were around 300 runs ahead. We thought even if we scored like 500 runs and we have to get 6 or 7 wickets on day 5, it could be a tough day for us. So, that was the thought process," Gill said at the post-match presentation.
Where do India stand on WTC points table?
Meanwhile, India remained third on the World Test Championship (WTC) points table with the victory over West Indies at Arun Jaitley stadium. They improved their PCT to 61.90 with this victory and are now quite close to surpassing Sri Lanka's PCT of 66.67. Australia are currently at the top with a PCT of 100.00 as they have recorded victories in all the three matches they have played so far in the cycle. On the other hand, West Indies are yet to record their first win of the new cycle and have now lost all of their last five matches in the longest format.
What are India and West Indies' next assignments?
Team India will now be shifting their focus to their upcoming tour of Australia that will consist of three ODIs and five T20Is and will commence from October 19. On the other hand, West Indies' next assignment will be a white-ball tour of Bangladesh that will include of three ODIs and T20Is each and will commence from October 18.