Not Attacking Dhawan – Though, West Indies was able to dismiss Murali Vijay early in the innings but they missed a golden opportunity as they had a chance to give a double blow to the Indian team by attacking Dhawan in the earlier part of the game. Instead, they went on a defensive and Dhawan was able to consolidate his innings. As a result, he went on to score crucial 84 runs. It looked like the West Indies bowlers were in no hurry to dismiss batsmen unless they get put playing a bad shot. Windies, though, was able to dismiss Pujara soon after lunch break but they failed to put a cap on Shikhar Dhawan, as a result he with the skipper Kohli went on to weave a good partnership and rescued the team from a tricky situation.
Tactical Analysis: Mistakes done by West Indies team on Day 1
