Pant stepped in well for the injured Shubman Gill and guided India towards victory with some inspirational leadership that began post tea when he brought in Ravindra Jadeja to in place of Kuldeep Yadav, who had taken a wicket just before tea
While Shah is currently serving as ICC president, it was under him as secretary of BCCI from 2019 to 2024 that the Board embraced the idea of pay parity and enhanced professional leagues for women cricketers and investment at grassroots
India were made to bat after enforcing follow on for the first time in 13 years – the last time it happened was in 2012 against England at Ahmedabad. They conceded two centuries to opposition batsmen in a single innings in what was the third innings of the match. The bowlers had to toil for more than 200 overs
After the West Indies tail wagged in the first half of the third day on Sunday following quick wickets early on, pushing Indian attack to 81.5 overs, there was lesson that the pitch was still batting friendly and had no demons
This is the third successive series India are playing with a different vice-captain. Jasprit Bumrah was Rohit Sharma's deputy in Australia, Pant was Gill's deputy in England and now Jadeja has been made the deputy
The agreement between BCCI and Apollo Tyres for shirt sponsorship spans two and a half years and will conclude in March 2028. Under the terms of the deal, the Apollo Tyres logo will be featured on the jerseys of the Indian men's and women's national teams across all formats