India v/s West Indies: Virat Kohli crosses 3000-mark

 India's Test captain Virat Kohli on Thursday crossed the 3000-run mark while batting on day one of the first Test against the West Indies. Kohli, playing his 42nd Test, took 73 innings to reach the milestone behind Virender Sehwag (55 innings), Mohammad Azharuddin (64), Sunil Gavaskar (66), Gautam Gambhir (66), Rahul Dravid (67), Sachin Tendulkar (67) and Navjot Singh Sidhu (70). Kohli has scored 11 hundreds in the five-day format to go with 12 half centuries. 

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India recovered from the loss of an early wicket to advance to 112-2 at lunch on the opening day of the first test against West Indies in Antigua on Thursday. After India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and batted, West Indies made a confidence-boosting start when fast bowler Shannon Gabriel dismissed Murali Vijay for seven in the seventh over. Vijay could only fend at a sharply-rising delivery, sending an easy catch to second slip Kraigg Brathwaite who juggled the ball before safely clasping it.

But after a promising first spell by pacemen Gabriel and Jason Holder, India settled in and were rarely troubled in the second hour on a pitch that looked good for batting at the Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound. With number three Cheteshwar Pujara holding anchor, Shikhar Dhawan opened his shoulders in the final few overs before lunch, moving to 46 while his partner was unbeaten on 14. It is the first match of a four-test series. India are playing only five specialist batsmen while West Indies have loaded up with batsmen and all-rounders.