India vs West Indies, 1st Test: 3 Unnoticed things from Day 1 

It was a day fully dominated by the Indian batters as they dictated terms against a weak bowling attack on Day 1 of the first Test match against West Indies at Rajkot. Early in the morning, Virat Kohli won the toss, for a change, and without any hesitation opted to bat on what looked like a batting paradise in prospect.

The visitors were dealt with another blow before the start of the match as their regular skipper Jason Holder was injured and was replaced by Kraigg Braithwaite to captain the side. While, India handed the debut cap to Prithvi Shaw, Windies roped in fast bowler Sherman Lewis to add more variation to their fast bowling stocks.

It was a toiling day for the visitors as the hosts piled up 364 for the loss of 4 wickets before the end of day's play. Prithvi Shaw made the major contribution by scoring his maiden Test hundred on debut. He scored 134 runs before getting out to the leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo.

Here's a look at 3 unnoticed things from the day.

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#1 Prithvi Shaw becomes the third-youngest centurion on debut

It was a dream debut for the 18-year old youngster. He became the 293rd Indian Test player after he was handed his Test cap by skipper Virat Kohli. Opening the innings alongside KL Rahul, Prithvi took the strike and scored three runs to open his account in Test cricket. After the dismissal of KL Rahul in the first over, Shaw played some remarkable strokes with Pujara for the third-wicket partnership.

In due course, he also reached his maiden Test hundred. It was a moment of delight for the Mumbaikar as he became the third youngest player to score a century on debut after Hamilton Masakadza and Saleem Malik. He leads the chart to be the youngest Indian centurion on debut.

#2 Most runs in a Day in India vs West Indies encounters

It was a forgettable outing for the visitors as their bowlers conceded runs at a rate in excess of 5 for a major part of the day. The duo of Prithvi and Pujara took the attack to the bowlers and dictated terms with ease. It was a display of some poor bowling from the inexperienced bowling attack.

They conceded 364 runs in the entire day, which was the most by either of the teams in the history of cricket between the two. West Indies would look to inflict some early damage tomorrow and prevent India from getting anything big in their first innings. However, ominous signs of the Indian batsman scoring runs in excess of 500 are on expected lines, given the kind of depth in their batting.

#3 Only Six in the last over of the day

Indian batters were in complete control of the game for the entire duration of the day's play. Runs came in quick and easy as West Indies lacked plans and the ability to get past the formidable lineup. The likes of Cheteshwar Pujara and Prithvi Shaw went about their business with ease as they managed to hit boundaries in every over of the game.

However, they preferred going along the ground for the majority of the shots. It was only Rishabh Pant, who struck the first six of the Indian innings in the last over of the day. He hooked a short-pitch delivery on the third ball of the last over for a maximum towards the backward square leg region.