IND vs WI: Perfect opportunity for West Indies to score big, says Saba Karim | Cricket News – Times of India

Leading from the front, West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite remained unbeaten at 37, and he will be joined by Kirk McKenzie, who contributed 14 runs, as they resume their innings on Saturday.
As the contest continues, both teams will be eager to make further strides and capitalize on the opportunities to gain a competitive advantage.

Speaking about what to expect on Day 3, former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim, who is a JioCinema expert, said: “This is a perfect opportunity for the young West Indian side to build a first innings score and at least get into this Test match. They must apply some more pressure on the Indian bowlers on a wicket like this, and you expect this young West Indian batting line up to come good.”
So, what do the Indian bowlers need to do differently to put the hosts on the backfoot?
“This is a challenging surface for the pace bowlers and also the spinners because the wicket is on the slower side. So even if the spinners for instance are able to deceive the batters in flight, they have enough time to go on the backfoot and negate the spin or the turn that is on offer,” explained Karim.
“For pace bowlers, they need to work out different plans all the time. Short-ball tactics may also become effective or bowling the one-wicket line may also help. We saw what the West Indian pace bowlers did to the Indian side. They angled away from the left-hander. A similar kind of tactic can be employed by the young Indian pace bowling attack. But, I think there’s a lot of work ahead on Day Three for the spin duo for Jadeja and R Ashwin,” he added.
“Day Two was a fabulous surface to bat on. On Day Three, I do expect the wicket to offer some kind of turn, not so much of bounce but the turn may be more affective for the spinners India has got. Ashwin and Jadeja should be able to exploit these conditions.”