Sai Sudharsan was under some pressure going into India's second Test against the West Indies. He had failed to impress in England where the conditions were largely batsman-friendly and in the first Test against the West Indies, Sudharsan fell for just seven runs, the only player to have been dismissed in single digits among the Indians. Sudharsan, however, showed glimpses of the potential that Indian team management see in him as he scored 87 in 165 balls on Day 1 of the second Test in New Delhi. Sudharsan admitted that while he is happy with his day's work, he would have liked to get his maiden Test century. He fell to Jomel Warrican in the second session, thus ending a 193-run stand between him and Yashasvi Jaiswal which came in 306 balls. "I am definitely grateful for whatever I've done today but there's always a monkey in our mind that wants more, wants that hundred and so I was looking forward to a lot more," Sudharsan told the broadcaster after Stumps. 'Fascinating to watch Jaiswal' Sudharsan was at the other end when Jaiswal raised his seventh Test century. The opener stuck around right until Stumps and will start Day 2 on an overnight score of 173 in 253 balls. "It's fascinating and so thrilling to watch him from the other end. He plays a lot of exciting shots. He converts a lot of good balls into boundaries, so it's really good to watch. He's giving me more awareness of what kind of shots to be played," said Sudharsan. "It was a good contribution and very good partnership with (Yashasvi) Jaiswal. I was not thinking about getting runs, I was a bit more free and I expressed a bit better in this innings. I was able to take a bit more time and let things happen instead of trying to make things happen." Sudharsan's innings was cut short when a delivery from Jomel Warrican turned in sharply from outside off and hit his back leg in front of the wickets. The dismissal was somewhat similar to how he fell in the Ahmedabad Test, being hit on the back foot by a delivery from Roston Chase that skidded off the surface and beat his defence. He said that he expects the pitch to offer more turn on Day 2. "I feel it's staying a bit low and it will start to turn more from tomorrow. Even when you hit the ball, it's not flying off your bat. Hopefully off the rough it will start turning," he said.
