After registering his first Test victory on home soil as India’s captain, Shubman Gill described the innings-and-140-run triumph over the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium as the “perfect game” the team had hoped for, to mark the start of the domestic season.

India’s emphatic win inside three days was powered by centuries from KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja, backed by sharp fielding and clinical bowling that handed them a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

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“I mean, six (toss) losses in a row, but as long as we keep winning the matches, it doesn’t matter for us, and it’s a perfect game for us, so very happy with the win,” Gill said after the match.

“Honestly, I think this was a perfect game for us. Three centurions in the game, and I think we fielded reall

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