West Indies Cricket Board President's XI v Indians
Wisden's review of the first Tour match,West Indies Cricket Board President's XI v Indians
15-Apr-2017
At Basseterre, St Kitts, July 9-10, 2016 (not first-class).Drawn.‡Indians 258-6 dec(93 overs)(K. L. Rahul 50, S. Dhawan 51, R. G. Sharma 54*);West Indies Cricket Board President's XI 281-7(87 overs) (R. Chandrika 69, S. D. Hope 118*, J. A. Warrican 50*; A. Mishra 4-67).
The teams chose from 12 players. After the Indians got in some batting practice on the first day - the first three all retired out - two men competing for a place in the West Indies Test side shared a century stand on the second. Shai Hope batted all day for a leisurely century, but it was opener Rajendra Chandrika who earned the vacant spot after making 69 from 142 balls. Indian Leg-spinner Amit Mishra's four wickets sealed a Test recall.
The teams chose from 12 players. After the Indians got in some batting practice on the first day - the first three all retired out - two men competing for a place in the West Indies Test side shared a century stand on the second. Shai Hope batted all day for a leisurely century, but it was opener Rajendra Chandrika who earned the vacant spot after making 69 from 142 balls. Indian Leg-spinner Amit Mishra's four wickets sealed a Test recall.