India have commenced the third edition of the ICC World Test Championship with a 1-0 victory in a two-match series against West Indies away from home. India, who needed to pick eight wickets on the last day of the second Test match in Port of Spain to whitewash the home team, eventually had to settle for a draw.
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Not that their bowlers were unable to bundle out the opposition but they would surely be considering themselves unfortunate for being denied of an opportunity of doing so because of inclement weather conditions on Day 5.
With weather gods not even allowing a solitary ball to be bowled at the Queen’s Park Oval, fans were bereft of on-field action on what could’ve been the most entertaining day of the series. In fact, persistent rainfall successfully washing out two back-to-back fifth days of different Tests across different continents have let down fans without a doubt.
IND vs WI Man Of The Series Today
That being said, climate wasn’t the only facet which behaved strangely in these two days. What was even more bizarre was the fact that no player was awarded the Man of the Series award in Trinidad on Monday.
Even though the series consisting of just a couple of matches, it’s a normal practice to be selecting a Player of the Series. However, that not happening during West Indies-India Test series was beyond imagination.
Who Could’ve Been The Player Of The Series In West Indies-India Tests?
Interestingly, any one out of Indian all-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin or Ravindra Jadeja or rookie batter Yashasvi Jaiswal could’ve been adjudged the Man of the Series.
Having picked more than double the wickets picked by the second-highest wicket-taker, Ashwin enjoyed quite a successful series in West Indies. Apart from his 15 wickets coming at an average of 15 and strike rate of 36, Ashwin even scored a half-century in the only innings he got to bat.
Jadeja, meanwhile, dismissed seven batters at an average of 15.85 and a strike rate of 55.71. Jadeja, who got to bat twice across as many matches, scored 98 runs including a half-century.
Playing his first Test series, Jaiswal couldn’t have asked for a better start to his international career on the back of amassing 266 runs at an average of 88.66 including a century and half-century each. Jaiswal’s opening partner, India captain Rohit Sharma, also enjoyed a fruitful series by scoring 240 runs at 80 across three innings.
