🏏West Indies vs India, 2nd Test: Queen's Park Oval Trinidad🏏 - Page 74

Pitch Report | Sir Curtly Ambrose and Daren Ganga: It's a bright sunny day. It's still a very hard surface. It won't play any differently. Looks good for batting. There's some wear and tear, which could pose some problems for the left-handers. There's hardly anything breaking up. Spin won't be a real factor. The pacers will have to be patient and should bowl wicket-to-wicket. The bounce has been consistent

9.30am Hello and welcome, everyone. Good morning, afternoon or evening depending on where you are joining us from for day three of the second Test of the tour. India still a huge 352 ahead, but West Indies will be pleased that Brathwaite is doing Brathwaite things - just dig in, and bat till eternity with the patience of a monk - while debutant McKenzie is off a confident start too. Here's a recap of how day two went, as Kohli hit 121 and took India to 438.

Jaydev Unadkat: It's been a long time. I played my first Test back in 2010. I have become a different bowler, I have played 100 first-class games between the two Tests. I am happy to back. You got to grab the chance with both hands. My job is to get crucial strikes. It's an important series for me as a couple of bowlers are rested and a couple are rested as well. I haven't played a lot of Tests to be called as leader of the attack. I have played a lot on flat tracks, so I have the experience. It's been a very good experience for me (in the West Indies).

The Indian players are in a huddle. Final words from captain Rohit Sharma before they disperse.

The WI batters walk out now. The sun is beating down.Unadkat to start the proceedings for India.Two slips and a gully in place. Off we go..

This is what Jaydev Unadkat had to say a while back: "It has been a long time. I played my first Test back in 2010. I have become a different bowler altogether. I have played a hundred first-class games... I got this opportunity, and want to make the most of it. It's very competitive; whatever chance you get, you need to grab with both hands. I would like to prove a point here for sure. I do have the experience of bowling on flat tracks, with the home state I come from. That would help me bowl long spells."

West Indies have given themselves a shot at safety but India will know at the same time that they haven't scored many runs. So if you add 20 for 2 to this, it doesn't look all that good for West Indies.

WI: 89-1 after 42 overs

Day 3: 1st Session - West Indies trail by 349 runs

IND - 438

WI - 89/1 (42)

CRR: 2.12

Batting R(B) 4s 6s SR

Kirk McKenzie* 17(31) 1 1 54.84

Kraigg Brathwaite 37(128) 3 0 28.91

Day 3: 1st Session - West Indies trail by 349 runs

IND - 438

WI - 89/1 (42)

CRR: 2.12

Batting R(B) 4s 6s SR

Kirk McKenzie* 17(31) 1 1 54.84

Kraigg Brathwaite 37(128) 3 0 28.91