The 18-year-old Mumbai-lad showed no signs of nerves in his first match as he slammed a 134-run knock that comprised 19 boundaries. Riding on his maiden ton, Shaw became the youngest Indian to score a century on his debut. After winning the toss, India captain Virat Kolhi opted to bat in good batting conditions. After Rahul's departure, Shaw and Cheteshwar Pujara stitched a mammoth 206-run partnership for the second wicket, taking India to a commanding position. Pujara 86 was looking set for his 16th Test ton but got out after playing a casual shot against debutant Sherman Lewis. Shaw then stitched a 23-run partnership with skipper Virat Kohli but was caught and bowled off Devendra Bishoo just before Tea. In the final session, skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane stitched another 105-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Final wicket of the day for Windies came in the form of Rahane, who got out after scoring 41 runs. Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 72 at stumps. Windies bowlers had a tough day as they could only manage four wickets. Thank you for joining us on our live coverage. Stumps, Day 1 - India 364 for four after 89 overs. India vs west indies test Shaw 134, Cheteshwar Pujara 86; Sherman Lewis 1-56 India dominate day one in Rajkot. Virat Kohli remains unbeaten on 72 runs alongside Rishabh Pant on 17 runs. Rishabh Pant hits the first six of the match. It was a short ball from Shannon Gabriel and Pant went after it. Gets the top edge of the bat and the ball sails over the fine-leg fielder for a six. Shannon Gabriel has the ball in his hands. Virat Kohli guides the ball from Shannon Gabriel and takes a couple of quick runs to take India past 350-run mark. Rishabh Pant pulls the short ball from Shannon Gabriel to collect his first boundary of the match. Boundary to end the over from Gabriel. Shannon Gabriel will bowl the first over with the new ball. Original decision is out from the umpire. Roston Chase strikes for Windies. Ultra edge clearly shows that the ball got the toe end of Rahane's bat. Wicket-keeper Shane Dowrich takes a sharp catch behind the stumps. Rahane walks back after scoring 41 runs. Virat takes a single on the leg side and the partnership between the two batsmen reaches the 3-figure mark. Poor start to the over from Kraigg Brathwaite. Drifts on to the pads and Virat filcks the ball fine to collect four india vs west indies test. Will the Windies captain go for it straight away. Brilliant drive from Virat Kohli. Reaches to the pitch of the ball from Roston Chase and hits the ball through extra covers to collect a boundary. Great timing on that one from the Indian skippe. Another solid knock from the Indian skipper. Scores his 20th half-century in Test cricket. India now looking in commanding position against the Windies. Virat Kohli pushes the ball to mid-on and miss-field from Lewis helps Kohli add two more runs to his total. Virat Kohli 45 and Ajinkya Rahane 27 now have a 70-run partnership between them. Devendra Bishoo bowls it short, Ajinkya Rahane rocks on to the back-foot and punches the ball through the cover region to collect a boundary. Brilliant timing and placement on that one from Rahane. Virat pushes the ball in the covers to pick up a single and India now have 282 runs on the board for the loss of three wickets. The Windies bowlers have bowled some tight here overs after the drinks break. The session run rate 2. Both Paul and Devendra Bishoo have kept things tight. Just two runs from it. Keemo Paul will continue from the other end. Virat Kohli is batting 29 on alongside Ajinkya Rahane on 13 runs. Driven beautifully straight down the ground. Ajinkya Rahane is now looking confident at the centre. Straight drive off Shannon Gabriel earns him his first boundary of the match. Great timing on that one from Rahane. Four runs from Devendra Bishoo's 22nd over. Just two runs from his first over. Devendra Bishoo will continue from the other end. Shannon Gabriel comes back to replace Sherman Lewis. Ajinkya Rahane takes a single towards the point region and 250 comes up for the team in 55. Virat Kohli is batting on 18 alongside Ajinkya Rahane on 4 runs. Virat Kohli opens the face of the bat and times the ball to perfection. Miss-field from Shannon Gabriel at long-off and the ball reaches the fence in to time. Just two runs from it. Terrific shot from the Indian skipper. Juicy half volley from Sherman Lewis and Virat Kohli hits the ball straight down the ground to collect his first boundary of the india vs west indies test. Sherman Lewis will start the proceedings for Windies. Tea Break - India have 232 runs on the board for the loss of three wickets. Prithvi Shaw falls for 134 on the stroke of tea after chipping one straight back to Bishoo, but what a maiden innings. Prithvi Shaw takes the long walk back to the pavilion after scoring 134 runs. Simple caught and bowled for Devendra Bishoo. He picks up his first wicket of the match. Thick outside edge from Prithvi Shaw's bat and the ball races to the third man boundary. Shaw goes hard at the ball from Devendra Bishoo and the it goes right past the slip fielder for a boundary. Shannon Gabriel goes past the outside edge of Prithvi Shaw's bat. The ball just moved away after pitching. Shaw was late to react on that one. Cheteshwar Pujara departs for 86 runs. Sherman Lewis gets his first wicket in Test cricket. Pujara gets a decent outside edge and wicket-keeper Shane Dowrich takes a simple catch behind the stumps. Windies finally get the crucial breakthrough. It has been a dominating performance from both the Indian batsmen against the Windies on Day 1 of the first. The partnership between Prithvi Shaw 108 and Cheteshwar Pujara 85 has now moved on to 197 runs. Tight over from Devendra Bishoo comes to an end. Another good looking straight drive from Cheteshwar Pujara. Lull length delivery from Keemo Paul and Pujara drives the ball straight down the ground past the mid-on fielder to collect four runs. Cheteshwar Pujara waits on the ball from Devendra Bishoo and pushes it to the third man region to collect a boundary. What a knock this has been from the 18-year-old. Reaches to his century off 99 deliveries. Takes a couple on the off side to get to his maiden century in Test cricket. Becomes the 15th Indian to score a century on debut. Facts - Prithvi Shaw is now the youngest Indian to score a century on debut. Shaw scored 120 in his Ranji Trophy debut against Tamil Nadu at Rajkot. In his Duleep Trophy debut, Shaw scored 154 vs India Blue in Lucknow. At 18 years 329 days, he has now become the youngest Indian to score a century on debut. Another cracking shot from Prithvi Shaw on the off-side. Shannon Gabriel bowls it wide on the off and Shaw times the ball to perfection. He moves onto 97 with the boundary. Short and wide on the leg side from Devendra Bishoo and Prithvi Shaw slaps the to the right of square-leg to pick up yet another boundary. He moves into the nineties with shot. Cheteshwar Pujara collects a boundary on the final ball of Shannon Gabriel over. Times the ball beautifully on the leg side to collect four runs. First boundary for India in the post-lunch session. Prithvi Shaw goes for the slog sweep against Devendra Bishooand connects the ball well. Gets his 12th boundary of the match. Devendra Bishoo will start the proceedings for Windies. Lunch, Day 1 - India 133 for the loss of one wicket. That's Lunch on Day 1 of the 1st Test. Prithvi Shaw returns to the pavilion unbeaten on 75 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara batting alongside him on 56 runs. Scores his 19th fifty in Test cricket. Hits Sherman Lewis straight down the ground for a boundary and reaches to his fifty in style. Pujara is timing the ball brilliantly at the moment. The local lad joins the party. Prithvi Shaw cuts and cuts the ball hard. Hits Sherman Lewis over point to collect his tenth boundary of the match. Brilliant timing on that one from the youngster. Great footwork from Cheteshwar Pujara against off-spinner Roston Chase. Reaches to the pitch of the ball and times the ball beautifully through deep mid wicket to collect a boundary. Prithvi Shaw slams Roston Chase for back to back boundaries. Shaw is timing the ball superbly at the moment. He is looking in sublime touch. Showing no signs of nerves at all. Shaw scores his maiden fifty in Test cricket against Windies. Becomes the youngest player for India to score a fifty on debut. Brings his fifty from just 57 deliveries. What a start this has been for the youngster. Devendra Bishoo bowls it short and wide on the the leg side. Pujara had all the time in the world for that one. Hits the ball to deep square leg to collect a boundary. Roston Chase comes in to replace Keemo Paul. Best shot of the day so far. Prithvi Shaw leans into the drive a collects yet another boundary on the off-side. He has now moved into the forties with that shot. Another boundary for Prithvi Shaw. Hits Keemo Paul straight down the ground to collect his sixth boundary of the match. Great timing on that one from the youngster. Just a couple of runs from his over. Keemo Paul will share the ball with him from the other end. Prithvi Shaw is batting on 33 alongside Cheteshwar Pujara on 22 runs. Tossed up delivery from Devendra Bishoo and Prithvi Shaw hits him straight down the ground to collect another boundary. Cheteshwar Pujara dealing in boundaries at the moment. This time hits Sherman Lewis through point to collect four runs. Just one run from his first over. Prithvi Shaw takes a single on the final ball. Devendra Bishoo comes in to replace Shannon Gabriel. Cheteshwar Pujara gets his first boundary of the match. Straight drive from Pujara fetches him a four runs. Brilliant timing one that one from the right-hander. Just one run from his first over. Debutant Sherman Lewis comes in to replace Keemo Paul. Over the slips for a boundary. Keemo Pauls this time bowls wide outside off and Prithvi Shaw flashes hard at the ball. Gets a thick outside edge and the ball goes over the gully fielder for a boundary. Second boundary for Prithvi Shaw. Brilliant timing on that one from the youngster. Keemo Paul strays down the leg side and Shaw flicks the ball through square leg to collect four runs. Shannon Gabriel drifts on to the pads and Pujara flicks the ball to fine-leg and collects a run. First boundary for Prithvi Shaw and India. Wide delivery outside off from Keemo Paul and Shaw punches the ball through the cover region to collect his first boundary in Test cricket. And the decision from the on-field umpire stays. Wicket in first over for Shannon Gabriel. A poor review from India. Rahul walks back without opening his account. A punch off the back-foot from Shaw and the ball goes through the covers towards the boundary. The fielders cuts the ball but Shaw manages to pick up three runs. Prithvi Shaw lets the ball go. Shannon Gabriel will india vs west indies test the proceedings for the Windies. We are just minutes away from the start. India - Lokesh Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli cAjinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant wRavichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav. The Windies - Kraigg Brathwaite cKieran Powell, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Sunil Ambris, Shane Dowrich wKeemo Paul, Devendra Bishoo, Sherman Lewis, Shannon Gabriel. He becomes the 293rd player to represent India in Test cricket. Captain wins the toss and elects to bat first in the 1st Test against West Indies. India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first against West Indies in the opening Test in Rajkot on Thursday. Teenage opener Prithvi Shaw will make his international debut after receiving his Test cap from Kohli. india vs west indies test The 18-year-old was already named in the final 12 on the eve of the game. The world number one Test side have gone in with three spinners and two pace bowlers in the first of the two Tests. Give them some confidence before the start of the series against Australia. Ambris has been rewarded for his unbeaten 114 in the team's only tour game in India. Using the new ball is the key for us. The Indian cricket team, after an overseas series defeat in England, will seek to get back to winning ways, this time on home soil against the Windies in the first encounter of the two-match Test series starting October 4 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. Before losing the England series 1-4, India had endured a 1-2 series loss against South Africa earlier this year and captain Virat Kohli would like to iron out the glitches ahead of the next away series in Australia from November. The home series against the Windies, led by Jason Holder, would provide Virat Kohli with the opportunity to clear out as many shortcomings as possible. The Indian team was criticised for making too many changes in India vs west indies test and as it panned out, openers Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan lost their place in the side for the home series. Even India's second Test triple-centurion Karun India vs west indies test, who warmed the bench in England, was ignored for the West Indies series, triggering an intense selection debate. The series does provide a good opportunity to Shaw and another uncapped player, Mayank Agarwal, who had been waiting for a call-up to the Indian side for quite some time. In the bowling department, India are expected to play three spinners -- Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav - and Umesh Yadav will pair up with Mohammad Shami, who will lead the pace attack in the absence of the rested duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and an injured Ishant Sharma. Jadeja will be expected to perform with both bat and ball in the absence of an injured Hardik Pandya.
