India beat West Indies by an innings and 51 runs in 1st Test

India beat the West Indies by an innings and 51 runs — all inside tree days, rendering the last two days of the Test useless.

Sachin Tendulkar bid goodbye to the Eden Gardens with this victory, but the fans would be disappointed as they watched him bat only once during the game.

The Indian debutants were the stars as Rohit Sharma’s 177 helped India recover from a tough situation during their only innings and Mohammed Shami’s reverse swing rattled West Indies in both the innings. Not to forget Ravichandran Ashwin’s all-round contribution — 124 with the bat and a total of four wickets in the match.