Did Team India plan to bat again in second Test vs West Indies? Ryan ten Doeschate responds

After taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series, the second Test is underway at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. After declaring the innings at 518/5 on Day 2 of the ongoing Test, Indian bowlers

restricted the visitors at 248/10 in 81.5 overs, courtesy a five-wicket haul from Kuldeep Yadav. They thereafter enforced a follow-on as West Indies trailed by 270 runs, but a record partnership between John Campbell and Shai Hope got them back in the game at the close of Day 3’s play.

With West Indies posting 172 runs at the loss of two wickets at the closure of Day 3, in the post-day press conference, the Indian camp admitted that there were talks of the side to come out to bat again. Speaking at the post-day press conference, Team India’s assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate revealed that India has intentions to bat, but with the last two wickets taking longer than expected, it was finally decided to have a lead.

Yeah, there was a discussion to bat: Ryan ten Doeschate reveals discussion of Team India batting again

"Yeah, there was a discussion to bat, obviously. Those last two wickets took a little bit longer than we would have hoped for, and it probably started going towards the fact where you do look to bat again, but we felt 275 was a good lead," Ten Doeschate said. The former cricketer also revealed that as the match progressed, the bowlers were finding it very tricky to spin the ball, while admitting that the wicket has started to deteriorate.

India’s assistant coach added, “We thought the wicket was going to keep deteriorating. We thought by close of play, it would be at its worst. It just seems to have slowed down even more and it's quite challenging to get any pace out of the wicket, like you said, and you have to really fire the ball in. And of course, when you fire the ball in, it's got less chance of spinning. So we have found it tricky this afternoon, and they batted nicely. Shai Hope and John Campbell batted beautifully. So back tomorrow, get our plans right, and hopefully get those last 4 batters out and get into the tail.”