West Indies skipper Jason Holder’s decision to bowl after winning the toss was proved right by his bowlers as they picked up three big wickets in the opening hour itself. Kemar Roach used his seam movement to get rid of Mayank Agarwal and Test match specialist Cheteshwar Pujara in one over. India suffered the biggest blow in the session when Shannon Gabriel removed Indian skipper Virat Kohli using his short ball. KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane, thereafter, combined to bring Indian innings back on track. They ensured that India do not lose anymore wickets in the opening session. At lunch on Day 1, India were 68/3, with Rahul unbeaten on 37 while Ajinkya Rahane not out on 10.
