IND vs WI 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: India end Day 1 at 80/0 and in complete control of the first Test

Skipper Rohit Sharma and his new opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal were watchful at the start before they played their natural game to frustrate the Windies even further after dominating the first day. India are 80/0 at stumps on Day 1 and will be looking to get a big first innings so that they don't have to bat second.

Yashasvi Jaiswal overcame initial nervousness to find his groove slowly and then play his shots and show that he belongs at this level. Before the rain stopped play, both Rohit Sharma and Jaiswal were set and India were 66/0.

The 21-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal was a little nervous and it showed on his face and in his body language. Jaiswal couldn't score a run on his first 15 balls before smashing a boundary to open his account. While skipper Rohit Sharma began well as Team India got off to a steady start.

West Indies batters struggled against the quality spin bowling from R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja as they got bowled out for 150 after choosing to bat first. For India, Yashasvi Jaiswal will come out to bat in international cricket for the first time and all eyes will be on him after he impressed one and all in domestic cricket and the IPL.

R Ashwin got the final wicket of West Indies' innings to get to his 33rd five-wicket haul in Test cricket as West Indies were bowled out for 150 after they chose to bat in the first Test. While Ashwin got five wickets, Ravindra Jadeja took three as Team India dominated the proceedings with the ball.

West Indies got some respite from losing all the wickets with a 38-run stand between Jason Holder and Alick Athanaze but once that was broken by Mohammed Siraj, it all came downhill for them once again. R Ashwin came back to taking wickets yet again as he took two in two overs and West Indies find themselves at 138/8.

R Ashwin continues to wreak havoc in Dominica on the first day of the opening Test match against West Indies as he dismissed Alzarri Joseph and set batter Alick Athanaze to not only complete 700 wickets in international cricket but also reach four wickets in the innings so far.

Mohammed Siraj, who made headlines in the first Test because of his catch finally took his first wicket of the day as he broke the crucial partnership of 38 runs between Jason Holder and Alick Athanaze. Holder scored 18 before getting out for 18.

Debutant and local boy Alick Athanaze has held one end and weathered the storm amid the carnage at the other end from the Indian bowlers. Athanaze has played both spinners and pacers well and will be key to West Indies getting to 200.

West Indies batters continued to lose the plot as Ravindra Jadeja got his second wicket of the innings. Wicketkeeper batter Joshua Da Silva played a delivery outside the off-stump on backfoot but it got big on him and Ishan Kishan completed his second catch of the match.

What a brilliant catch by Mohammed Siraj at mid-off. He covered big ground and then jumped to pull off a one-handed blinder. India at top at Lunch. West Indies 68/4.

Ian Botham - Lance and Chris Cairns
Wasim Akram - Lance and Chris Cairns
Mitchell Starc - Shivnarine and Tagnarine Chanderpaul
Simon Harmer - Shivnarine and Tagnarine Chanderpaul
Ravichandran Ashwin - Shivnarine and Tagnarine Chanderpaul

Here's the second. A poor shot from the Windies captain and he is gone.

Ashwin has made the first strike. He has cleaned up Chanderpaul on 12 as India get the wicket. Raymon Reifer comes onto the crease

The first 10 overs are done into the day. Windies are unscathed at 29. Both Braithwate and Chanderpaul are taking their time and playing the way they are known for. India have used 3 bowlers but not much help can be seen from the pitch.

Ravi Ashwin has been introduced into the attack. He comes to bowl the 9th over of the innings but has been hit for a four by Braithwate. Good intent. India in search of early wickets.

Mohammed Siraj and Jaydev Unadkat have made a tidy start for India. There is not much swing on offer, but Siraj is beating the batters at will. Only 8 runs from the first 3 overs.

The action is underway in Dominica. Kraigg Brathwaite, Tagenarine Chanderpaul are in the middle with the bat. Mohammed Siraj to start for India

India's Playing XI:

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

West Indies Playing XI:

Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican

West Indies have won the toss and they will be batting first

We are just 5 minutes away from the flip of the coin for the first Test in Dominica. 

The two have played 98 matches against each other. West Indies have won 30 matches, whereas India have won 22. The rest 46 have been draws.

West Indies vs India Test match will begin at 10:00 AM Local Time (Dominica) and 7:30 PM IST. West Indies vs India Test match will be broadcast on TV on DD Sports (Doordarshan) in India.

A Dawn of a new WTC cycle for India and possibly for a few youngsters in Indian Cricket too. A drubbing at the hands of Australia, dropping Cheteshwar Pujara, resting Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav, and bringing a few new faces in - India go into the new WTC cycle with hopes for yet another time. Rohit Sharma, finding form will be with a new partner. Importantly, India will be with a left-handed opener after a long time. Young prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal will be the new partner in crime for Sharma and Shubman Gill goes down to No.3, a place previously home to Pujara. 

New faces in Indian bowling will also be up against a test. Stay with us for all the latest updates as I Varun Malik, along with Anshul Gupta, take you across the opening day of the contest.