“Innings of attrition,” praises Deep Dasgupta for Virat Kohli’s patient performance in the Dominica Test

Virat Kohli had a strong performance in the first Test against the West Indies at Windsor Park in Dominica, according to former India wicketkeeper-batsman Deep Dasgupta. With the help of hundreds from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma, a match-high 12 wickets from Ravichandran Ashwin, and an outplay of the hosts, India defeated them by an innings and 141 runs.

Deep Dasgupta claimed that it was difficult to get the Dominica pitch to flow, but Kohli played a solid innings while taking the circumstances into consideration. Notably, the former captain of India amassed 76 runs off 182 balls—including five boundaries—before Rahkeem Cornwall bowled him out.

“The kind of pitch this was was an innings from Virat, an innings of attrition. On a pitch like this, it’s quite challenging to get into a groove. No matter how good you bat, it will always seem scratchy. In spite of the conditions and how difficult it was to score runs, I thought it was still a really decent innings. He persisted, and his desire to start a big inning was evident. But on a surface like this, a batter is never ready to go, according to Dasgupta, speaking to crcketmood.

Deep Dasgupta  continued by stating that the Dominica surface was excellent for spinners and called Ashwin’s 12-wicket haul “unbelievable” as he described the favorable conditions for spinners.

The 46-year-old continued, “Ravindra Jadeja will do the job for India if the veteran off-spinner fails to perform.” Jadeja, in particular, contributed with five wickets over two innings.

Twelve wickets is incredible. The circumstances were undoubtedly ideal for the spinners. However, this shows how talented Ravichandran Ashwin is and has always been, and it supports the argument that he ought to be among the first names called in the starting XI.

If Ashwin is unable to catch you, Ravindra Jadeja will undoubtedly do it, and if Axar Patel is a member of the starting XI, he may also succeed. So, I believe that both Ashwin and Jadeja’s spin performances were really strong. They work so well together, especially with a little assistance from the surface, the former cricketer said.