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The left-arm wristspinner, who became the seventh bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul in all three formats, says Test cricket is "very close to my heart"

R Ashwin said he was "surprised" by the visitors' high-risk shots against the spinners

The umpires cracked down on unscheduled drinks breaks in Rajkot, where temperatures touched 40 degrees celsius

West Indies lost 14 wickets on the third day in Rajkot to lose by an innings and 272 runs

He said they let the game slip away on the first day, allowing India "a fantastic start"

Also, what advice did Sachin Tendulkar give a young Prithvi Shaw when he asked him about the technical quirks of his batting?

Kohli brought up yet another hundred, Pant dominated a beaten and bruised attack, and Jadeja walloped a maiden Test ton before West Indies' top order crumbled in the heat of Rajkot

West Indies' captain pulled out on the morning of the first Test, leaving Shannon Gabriel to lead a highly inexperienced pace attack

The 18-year-old opener, who became youngest India player to make a century on Test debut, dedicated his 154-ball 134 to his father

India's youngest debut Test centurion dedicated the innings to his father

Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli backed him up with fifties against a depleted West Indies attack that struggled for consistency

The West Indies captain believes the longest format will endure 'for a very very long time'

With India set to field a new-look opening pair in Rajkot, Kohli said that apart from the top order, everything in the Test side 'looks settled'

Brathwaite, Hope and Chase form a settled core and Hetmyer and Ambris are full of promise. How far can they stretch India's bowling attack?