Currently, the hosts are leading the two-match Test series by 1-0. They have decided to play with the unchanged XI in the series decider. Having won the toss, Gill said that consistency is the key to success for his team, and they will look to replicate the performances and maintain the same intensity
Shubman Gill (Pic: X/@BCCI)
In the second Test match against the West Indies, Team India skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat first at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
Currently, the hosts are leading the two-match Test series by 1-0. They have decided to play with the unchanged XI in the series decider.
On the other hand, the West Indies have made two changes to their side as Tevim Imlach and Anderson Phillip have been included in the team in place of Brandon King and Johann Layne, respectively.
Having won the toss, Gill said that consistency is the key to success for his team, and they will look to replicate the performances and maintain the same intensity.
"We will bat first, the wicket looks good to bat on Day 1. Consistency is the key for us. To be able to repeat performances and maintain the same intensity in every match we play. Something that we often discuss, and that's what we are trying to find in this test match as well. Honestly, not much. I am still the same person, but I definitely have more responsibilities now. But I like responsibilities and a very exciting future for me (on being elevated across all formats). We have the same team," he said.
The visiting skipper, Roston Chase, said they would have batted first as well, considering that the pitch looks dry. He also said that the visitors are looking forward to batting all day long for 90 overs.
"We were batting first as well, the pitch looks dry, so not too worried. Obviously, we had some meetings and we had some deep discussions as batters. And something that came up in meetings, we want to really try to bat the whole day and bat 90 overs. That's something that we're really looking forward to doing," he said.
"I just think we need to stay positive, in the present, and just play every ball on merit and not worry about what's happened before. Yeah, two changes from the King out and Johann Layne out, Tevim Imlach in and Anderson Phillip in. Just take that Anderson Phillip with the new ball, he's a good new-ball bowler. We think we need to strike early with the new ball. And also - Imlach - he's a good player of spin coming from Guyana and used to these kind of low turning tracks. So we think he'll be a good fit for this wicket," added the 33-year-old cricketer.
IND vs WI 2nd Test: Confirmed playing XI
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
West Indies: John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope, Roston Chase (c), Tevin Imlach (wk), Justin Greaves, Jomel Warrican, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales.
(With ANI Inputs)
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