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West Indies quicks rattle India

West Indies opted to bowl in St Lucia and were off to an excellent start when they had Shikhar Dhawan caught behind in the third over  Associated Press
Virat Kohli sprang a surprise by walking out at No. 3. The experiment didn't last long as debutant Alzarri Joseph bounced the Indian captain out for his first Test wicket  AFP
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Despite the twin strikes, KL Rahul struck a brisk half-century, and added 58 runs for the third wicket with Ajinkya Rahane  Associated Press
Roston Chase struck a few minutes short of lunch to get rid of Rahul soon after his fifty  Associated Press
Joseph struck again after lunch to remove Rohit Sharma for 9 and India slipped to 87 for 4  Associated Press
Rahane buckled down in the company of R Ashwin to try and get India back on track, before his wicket, two overs before tea, gave West Indies control again  Associated Press
But Ashwin batted on, brought up his seventh Test fifty and finished the day on 75 not out  AFP
Wriddhiman Saha kept him company for an unbeaten 108-run sixth-wicket stand that saw India through to stumps without any further damage  AFP
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