India won the toss and decided to bat first in the second Test against West Indies in Delhi on Friday. As soon as Shubman Gill met his teammates after talking to presenter Murali Karthik after the toss, a different scene was seen. Actually, during this time players like Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah started congratulating Gill. The reason behind this was Shubman Gill winning the toss.
Indian players congratulated Shubman Gill because this was the first time after becoming the captain that he won the toss. Earlier he had lost the toss in 6 matches. He equaled New Zealand’s Tom Latham by losing the toss in Ahmedabad after all 5 Test matches in England. Latham also lost the toss 6 times before winning the toss for the first time. Bevan Congdon of New Zealand had won the toss after most 7 matches.
The Indian team landed in Delhi as expected without any changes. Jasprit Bumrah was not given rest. West Indies team made 2 changes in the playing 11. Anderson Phillip and Tevim Imlach got a chance in place of Brandon King and Johan Lane. Philip is a fast bowler and Imlach is a wicketkeeper.