After India’s victory at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, head coach Gautam Gambhir made a big statement about Shubman Gill. Gambhir praised Gill, saying that he has passed his toughest test as captain in England and no one has done him any favor by appointing him as Test and ODI captain.

Let us tell you that under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, India had leveled the five-Test series in England, whereas now it defeated West Indies in both the matches. Gill has now been made the captain of the ODI team in place of Rohit Sharma, which will start with the tour of Australia.

When Gambhir was asked how he handles the new captain as a head coach, he said, “By allowing him to maintain his natural approach. I think nobody has done him any favor by making him Test or ODI captain. I think he deserves it. I believe he has worked hard. He has already passed the toughest test in the England tour as a captain. The England tour was really quite tough because we faced foreign players.” Was from a strong team under the circumstances. Gill led from the front and earned respect for himself among the players.”

Gambhir is currently focusing on the present and is not worried about whether India will play the final of the 2027 World Test Championship or not. He said, “I am not thinking that far ahead about what will happen in the final of the World Test Championship in 2027. I want to remain in the present. It is important for us to win every series. We have a very busy schedule and hopefully we will get favorable results in the future as well.”

The Indian cricket team defeated the visiting West Indies by 7 wickets in the second test played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India won this match on the fifth day. After Team India’s victory, head coach Gautam Gambhir raised questions on the Delhi pitch. Gambhir expressed disappointment about the Delhi pitch.

Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir said after winning the two-match Test series 2-0, “I believe that we could have got a better pitch here. We got the result of the match on the fifth day, but I feel that after taking the edge of the bat, the ball should have reached the wicketkeeper or the slip fielders.”

Emphasizing the importance of Bumrah and Siraj, Gambhir said, “I know we keep talking about the important role of spinners, but when you have two great fast bowlers, you want them to make important contributions in the match.”

Usually the pitch in Delhi is helpful for spinners, but against West Indies, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar did not get any help. The batsmen were easily playing the slow balls of the spinners on the backfoot. Gambhir said, “The pitch should have some pace and bounce. But there was nothing like that in the pitch here, it is disappointing.” He further said, “We can use better pitches in future, because it is the responsibility of all of us to save Test cricket.”

India won Delhi Test by 7 wickets on the 5th day

It is noteworthy that the Delhi pitch proved helpful for the batsmen. Team India declared the first innings at 518 runs. After this, Kuldeep Yadav opened his claws and the West Indies team could score only 248 runs in the first innings. India followed on. After this, West Indies scored 390 runs in the second innings and gave India a target of 121 runs, which Team India achieved by losing 3 wickets in the first session on the fifth day.

India defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in the second test and won the 2-match series 2-0. After the match, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir came to the press conference. During this, he was seen angry at those trolling Harshit Rana, calling it shameful. Let us tell you that Harshit is trolled on social media because of getting continuous opportunities in the Indian team after mediocre performance.

Gautam Gambhir angry over trolling Harshit Rana

Gautam Gambhir said, “It is a bit shameful that you are personally targeting a 23-year-old boy. Harshit’s father is not a former chairman. It is not right that you are targeting an individual. Trolling on social media is not right and think about their mindset. Anybody’s child will play cricket, it is everyone’s moral responsibility to ensure that Indian cricket does well.”

Gambhir further said, “Don’t say anything to run your YouTube channel. If you want, target me, I can handle it but leave that kid alone and it is the same for all young stars.”

GAMBHIR ABOUT TROLLING HARSHIT RANA:

“It’s a little shameful that you are targeting a 23 year old personally – Harshit’s father is not an ex chairman. It is not fair that you target an individual. Social media trolling is just not right & imagine the mindset. Anyone’s kid will… pic.twitter.com/EcKIyCWkMU

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 14, 2025

Harshit Rana is going on Australia tour

Harshit Rana is part of the ODI and T20 series on Australia tour. Talking about 23-year-old Harshit’s international performance, he has made his debut in all three formats. He has played 2 Tests, 5 ODIs and 3 T20 matches. His economy in T20 is more than 10 (10.18), in this format he has taken 5 wickets in 3 matches. He has taken 10 wickets in 5 ODIs and 4 wickets in 2 Tests.

India defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in the second test played in Delhi and won the 2-match series 2-0. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav was adjudged the best player of the second test, he took 5 wickets in the first innings. He took 3 wickets in the second innings. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja received the Player of the Series award.

Ravindra Jadeja received Player of the Series award

India vs West Indies Ravindra Jadeja did not bat in the second test, but he performed effectively in bowling. He took a total of 3 wickets including both the openers (John Campbell and Tejnarine Chanderpaul) in the first innings of West Indies. Jadeja got only 1 wicket in the second innings. Jadeja was the player of the match in the first Test, scoring a century and taking 4 wickets in West Indies’ second innings.

Kuldeep Yadav the hero of the second test

Delhi’s pitch was favorable for batting, but West Indies batsmen got caught in the spin of Kuldeep Yadav in the first innings. He took 5 wickets in the first innings in the form of Alik Athanaz, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach and Justin Greaves. He took 3 wickets in the second innings of West Indies, he made Roston Chase, Tevin Imlach and Khary Pierre his victims.

Yashasvi and Shubman Gill scored centuries in the first innings.

In the second test, India, batting first, declared the innings at 518/5. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant inning of 175 runs, in which he hit 22 fours. After this, Gill also completed his century, this was his 5th Test century as captain. West Indies’ first innings was all out at 248, after which India followed on and called the visiting team back to bat.

West Indies batted well in the second innings, the team scored 390 runs with the help of centuries from John Campbell (115) and Shai Hope (103). India had a target of 121 runs to win, chasing which KL Rahul played an unbeaten half-century (58). India won the second test by 7 wickets and won the series 2-0. This is Shubman Gill’s first test series win as captain.

The result of the India vs West Indies second Test being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi will be out today on the 5th day, whereas at one time it seemed that the match would end on the third day itself. India is standing on the threshold of victory, by the end of the fourth day’s play, India has scored 63 runs after losing 1 wicket in the second innings. Now India needs only 58 more runs. On Monday, the fourth day of the Test, the video of a couple sitting in the audience is going viral, because when the camera panned to them, it was seen that the woman was slapping her male friend.

Woman slaps her partner!

This was during West Indies’ batting, when West Indies had scored 293 runs. At this time, 4 wickets of the team had fallen and the visiting team had a lead of 23 runs. Meanwhile, the camera went towards the audience, then it was seen that a woman was slapping her friend or partner in a fun manner. The woman did this not once or twice but several times, during which the man had placed his hand on her cheek and had a slight smile on his face. Its video is becoming very viral on social media.

Bruhhh……???

What might he have said? #INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/73rIxdPAbw

— chakr (@chkrdhr_) October 13, 2025

India standing on the threshold of victory

Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal (175) and Captain Gill (129) scored centuries for India in the first innings. After this, West Indies were reduced to 248 runs in the first innings, Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets and Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets. When India asked West Indies to bat again, it seemed that the match could end on the third day itself.

John Campbell (115) and Shai Hope (103) scored centuries in the second innings for West Indies, due to the brilliant innings of both of them, West Indies avoided innings defeat. West Indies set a target of 121 runs for India. By the end of the fourth day’s play, India had scored 63 runs after losing 1 wicket. KL Rahul is playing on 25 and SAI Sudarshan is playing on 30. Now India has to score only 58 more runs to win.

Many players performed strongly on the fourth day of India vs West Indies second test. John Campbell and Shay Hope scored centuries, while Jasprit Bumrah dismissed the tail-enders of West Indies and took a total of 3 wickets in the innings. At the same time, the 79-run partnership of Justin Greaves and Jaden Seals for the 10th wicket also stole the show. But the fourth day also became memorable due to another incident. Actually, pictures of a girl slapping a boy have created a stir on the internet.

This incident happened at a time when West Indies’ score was 294/3. Roston Chase and Tevin Imlach were batting, and Kuldeep Yadav was handling the ball for India. During the over, when the camera turned towards the stands, the girl slapped the boy several times in a mocking tone and also held his neck.

The pictures and videos of both went viral on social media within a few minutes. This video clip is being shared widely on social media.

Bruhhh……???

What might he have said? #INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/73rIxdPAbw

— chakr (@chkrdhr_) October 13, 2025

India close to clean sweep West Indies

In the Delhi Test, West Indies’ second innings was reduced to 390 runs. John Campbell and Shay Hope scored centuries, but except Jaden Seales and Justin Greaves, West Indies’ lower order batsmen flopped miserably. Greaves and Seals made a partnership of 79 runs for the 10th wicket. By the end of the fourth day’s play, the Indian team had scored 63 runs at the loss of one wicket. Now, after scoring 58 more runs on the fifth day, the Indian team will clean sweep West Indies in the 2 test match series.

The condition of the match till now has been like this, India had declared the first innings at 518 runs. In response, West Indies’ first innings was reduced to just 248 runs. India forced the Caribbean team to follow on, but all the hopes of the Indian team to win their innings were dashed as West Indies scored 390 runs in the second innings. Now Team India has got the target of 121 runs in the fourth innings.

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West Indies surprised everyone in the second test being played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. After following on in the first innings, West Indies showed amazing spirit in the second innings. West Indies averted the danger of defeat by an innings and gave India a target of 121 runs. West Indies scored 390 runs in the second innings. The most important thing was that West Indies made a partnership of 79 runs for the last wicket.

After following on in the first innings and falling behind by 270 runs, West Indies performed strongly in the second innings. Everyone felt that the West Indies team would lose by an innings, but John Campbell’s 115 runs and captain Shai Hope’s 103 runs averted the danger of defeat by an innings. After this Justin Greaves scored a half-century. He made a partnership of 79 runs for the 10th wicket with Jayden Seals 32. Now India will have to score 121 runs to win the second test.

Kuldeep Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah took 3-3 wickets for India in the second innings. Whereas Mohammad Siraj got two successes. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar took one wicket each. However, the Indian bowlers had to work hard to take the last wicket.

India still has to bat even after following on for the fourth time

Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant inning of 175 runs, after which captain Gill also scored a century. He scored 129 unbeaten runs. India declared its first innings at 518 runs. After this, the first innings of West Indies started on the second day of the test. By the second session of the third day, West Indies’ first innings ended at 248 runs, then India decided to follow-on West Indies.

In the first innings, Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets, Ravindra Jadeja took 3 and Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj took 1-1 wicket. The way West Indies was batting, it seemed that India would win this test also by an innings. India had taken a lead of 270 runs in the first innings. Even after this, India has to bat in the second innings. The last time this happened was in November 2012. This happened only for the fourth time in the history of Indian cricket.

A partnership of 177 runs for the third wicket between John Campbell and Shai Hope saved West Indies from an innings defeat. This has happened only for the fourth time in the history of cricket when the Indian team gave follow-on to the opposing team and they will have to bat in the fourth innings also. This happened in the India vs West Indies second test.

Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant inning of 175 runs, after which captain Gill also scored a century. He scored 129 unbeaten runs. India declared its first innings at 518 runs. After this, the first innings of West Indies started on the second day of the test. By the second session of the third day, West Indies’ first innings ended at 248 runs, then India decided to give follow-on to West Indies.

In the first innings, Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets, Ravindra Jadeja took 3 and Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj took 1-1 wicket. The way West Indies was batting, it seemed that India would win this test also by an innings. India had taken a lead of 270 runs in the first innings.

Team India will have to bat even after giving follow-on

In the second innings of West Indies, the first two wickets fell for 35 runs, but after this John Campbell and Shai Hope made a partnership of 177 runs. Campbell scored 115 runs, this was the first century of his Test career. He became the first batsman to score a Test century in India since 2002. Jadeja made John his victim. After this, Shai Hope (103) also completed his century, he was bowled by Mohammad Siraj.

As soon as West Indies crossed the score of 270 in the second innings, it was confirmed that India would have to bat in the fourth innings as well. The last time this happened was in November 2012. This happened only for the fourth time in the history of Indian cricket.

The second test match between India and West Indies is being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Amidst this match, ICC has taken strict action against West Indies fast bowler Jaden Seales. He has been found guilty of Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. Under this, he has been fined 25 percent of his match fee and has also been given one demerit point. This is his second demerit point in the last 24 months.

Jaden Seals has received this punishment for the incident that happened on the first day of the Delhi Test. This matter is of October 10, i.e. the first day of the second test. In the 29th over of the Indian innings, Seales threw the ball towards Yashasvi Jaiswal in the follow-through. Due to this the ball hit Jaiswal’s pad.

The Caribbean fast bowler argued that he had thrown the ball towards Jaiswal with the intention of running him out. Match referee Andy Pycroft, after watching the video replay, said that Seales’ throwing of the ball was unfair.

Seales was found guilty of Article 2.9 in the ICC Code of Conduct. According to this, if a player throws the ball inappropriately towards another player in an international cricket match, he will be eligible for punishment.

West Indies have made a comeback

In the Delhi Test, the Indian team declared its first innings at 518 runs. In response, West Indies’ first innings was reduced to just 248 runs. In such a situation, Team India made West Indies follow on, in the second innings also West Indies lost 2 wickets for just 35 runs. After that, the 138-run partnership between John Campbell and Shay Hope brought West Indies back into the match. By the end of the third day’s play, Campbell had scored 87 runs and Hope had scored 66 runs.

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By the end of the third day’s play in the Delhi Test, West Indies had scored 173 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. After bundling out West Indies for 248 runs in the first innings, the Indian team forced them to follow on. In the second innings, West Indies team still has to score 97 runs to avoid defeat. Till stumps on the third day, John Campbell is playing with 87 runs and Shay Hope is playing with 66 runs. Their partnership has reached 138 runs.

West Indies had increased their score to 140/4 on the third day. No batsman could play a big innings, as a result West Indies lost the remaining 6 wickets in scoring 108 runs. The Caribbean team scored 248 runs in the first innings, but this score proved insufficient to save the follow-on. West Indies was behind by 270 runs in the first innings. Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets for India in the first innings.

West Indies’ tremendous comeback

West Indies lost 2 wickets at the score of just 35 in the second innings. Team India was beginning to have hopes of victory, but the Indian bowlers lost their sweat due to the amazing combination of John Campbell and Shay Hope. Campbell is close to his century and is playing on 87 runs. On the other hand, Shay Hope has scored 66 runs. Their 138-run partnership has brought West Indies back into the match, although they still need 97 runs to avoid defeat.

Washington Sundar and Mohammad Siraj have taken one wicket each for India in the second innings. If Team India stops West Indies from scoring the remaining 97 runs on the fourth day, then it will get an innings victory. Let us remind you that the Indian team won the Ahmedabad Test by a margin of innings and 140 runs.

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