‘Kya unique record bana dala, Anna’ – Fans react as Ravichandran Ashwin becomes first bowler to dismiss father and son in Test Cricket

In the first innings of the opening Test, Team India’s off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made history when he dismissed Tagenarine Chanderpaul. In the longest format of the game, he made Indian bowling history by removing a father-and-son duo. Notably, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the father of the West Indies current opening batter, Tagenarine, was also dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin.

The southpaw was expertly set up by Ashwin. He misread the line and length of an incoming ball. West Indies lost their first wicket in the form of Chanderpaul at the score of 31 in the 13^th over. Ashwin doubled up in the 17^th over as he dismissed the other opener, Kraigg Braithwaite. Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur picked up a wicket each in the first session as West Indies were reduced to 68/4 at Lunch on Day 1. Alick Athanaze is batting at 13* from 26 deliveries and would be expected to be joined by wicketkeeper batter Joshua Da Silva on the other side of Lunch.

‘Many new players have come in and will keep coming’ – Rohit Sharma ahead of the first Test

“Every series you play for India is challenging. Whether it’s the first game of a WTC cycle or the last. Every game is important. We played two WTC cycles and two finals but couldn’t win what we wanted to. But this is a new opportunity,” skipper Rohit Sharma said during the toss.

“(It’s) a new team. Many new players have come in and will keep coming. That’s going to be a separate challenge in itself in this cycle. A good challenge. And to begin it against the West Indies….they play well at home. Their past record at their home grounds has been very good, so it will be a good challenge for our team. I’ll hope we live up to it and play well,” he added.

Here’s the Playing XI for both teams:

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj.

West Indies: Kraigg Braithwaite (c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican.

Here’s how fans reacted: