Live report - Gill's India kick off home season against wounded WI

West Indies had two left-handers opening. Their one-down is a left-hander as well. All of them have been unsure at the crease. We have the numbers for that. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have produced a false shot once every three balls against left-hand batters.

Bumrah is a genius. He's been able to move the same ball in the air one way and then off the pitch the other way. Siraj matches him in his own way, his wobble seam ball helping him test both the edges. Neither man has been in top form but the batting hasn't really threatened them.

To put that in perspective, Brandon King lets a ball pitching very close to his stumps go on and hit it. He shoulders arms and loses his middle stump. His middle stump. That's a really bad misjudgment. WI 39 for 3 in the first hour after deciding to bat.

And he really worked for it. "Two sounds" he said to his captain to convince him to challenge umpire Illingworth not-out call against John Campbell. Gill wasn't sure. And the reason for that becomes clear with the replay. Campbell's bat hits pad exactly as the ball hits the edge. Paul Reiffel, up in the TV umpire's box, takes his time figuring it all out. "Two spikes", he says watching UltraEdge. The first for bat hitting pad. The second for ball hitting edge. He also takes the time to confirm that, asking the broadcasters to let the play roll so he can check if there's a deflection, a change in the ball's trajectory. There is. Good process.

Both WI openers back. India's quicks once again show how dangerous they are just by keeping the stumps in play, forcing the batter to make those split-second decisions that their careers rely on. Bumrah was partly bowling India to wins at the Asia Cup, and partly testing his rhythm for this Test series. He looks good. Speeds up around 135kph. He's getting the ball to swing in and seam away. Occasionally, encouraged by the help he's getting, he tried going too straight or too full, tried to go searching for the wicket. Now he's back to hitting that good length spot.

Picks up where he left off after that Iron Man effort at the Oval. West Indies haven't been able to score a run off him this morning. Now they've also lost a wicket. Tagenarine Chanderpaul tickles one down leg and walks. Doesn't wait for the ump. Out for a duck.

India would've wanted an early strike after having to bowl in conditions that have offered a bit. There's been both-ways movement even if there's not been a lot of pace and carry. Disappointing end for Chanderpaul, who was making his return to Test cricket after 21 months out.

The idea of targeting West Indies' left-handers on middle and leg gets a clear focus with Shubman Gill taking one of the three slips out and installing a leg slip.

India appear to have settled on giving B Sai Sudharsan a long rope. That, in addition to the way their batting will function, shapes their slip cordon as well. Shubman Gill is at first slip. KL Rahul at second and he's manning third. Yashasvi Jaiswal reprises his usual position at gully. India tended to have a lot of ins and outs with catchers behind the wicket. They'll hope these four stay steady for a while yet.

He'll be safely tucked away in the dressing room now, but one of the two West Indies debutants got a big up from Ian Bishop earlier this year.

"Johann [Layne] is tall, he's wiry, he's not out-and-out fast. But I do believe that if put in the right hands, he is one of two or three young seam bowlers - I wouldn't say fast bowlers because they're not yet, at 21 years of age, fast - [who] have potential. He's rangy, he's tall and he's intelligent. So I have high hopes for his development."

West Indies' attempt to win their first Test in India for nearly 30 years began with their new captain Roston Chase calling correctly at the toss and choosing to bat on an unusually green pitch in Ahmedabad.

Shubman Gill admitted he wasn't "too sad" about the coin going against him, noting that the surface had been under the covers for the past few days and might assist the quicks early on.

Despite the nature of the pitch on the first morning, both captains were aware of the threat of spin later in the game. Chase's decision to put runs on the board was built around not wanting to chase when wear and tear makes the conditions shift.

India have picked three spinners - although their job is made easier by the fact two of them - Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar - are also allrounders. Kuldeep Yadav comes off the bench where he spent the entire England tour earlier this year. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are the two specialist fast bowlers, with Nitish Kumar Reddy, returning from knee injury, offering support. India's middle-order batting is weakened by the absence of Rishabh Pant who is still recovering from a fractured left foot. Dhruv Jurel takes the gloves and there was no space for the spare man Devdutt Padikkal.

West Indies too wear a changed look with Tagenarine Chanderpaul back as opener. John Campbell, who played at No. 4, is back at the top of the order and Brandon King has shifted down. They are without much of their fast-bowling firepower with Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph out injured. Jason Holder was unable to step in, he has to undergo a medical procedure himself, so there was a Test debut for Johann Layne, the allrounder from Barbados with 66 first-class wickets at an average of 22. Khary Pierre lives his dream of wearing the maroon cap as well, the 34-year-old Trinidad native finally rewarded for topping the charts in the West Indies Championship this season.

India: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (capt), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

West Indies: Tagenarine Chanderpaul, John Campbell, Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Shai Hope (wk), Roston Chase (capt), Justin Greaves, Jomel Warrican, Khary Pierre, Johann Layne, Jayden Seales