Rohit, Dhawan and Rahul score fifties on day one

Indian batsmen as Shikhar Dhawan (51), KL Rahul (50) and Rohit Sharma (54 not out) registered half-centuries, while Cheteshwar Pujara came up with solid knock on day one of their first practice match against West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts on Saturday (July 9).

After both the openers retired following their respective fifties, skipper Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane didn’t have productive outings. But Pujara’s 34 and Rohit’s fifty helped India end the opening day’s play at 258 for 3.

Brief scores: India 258/3 in 93 overs (Rohit Sharma 54*, Shikhar Dhawan 51, KL Rahul 37, Cheteshwar Pujara 34; Jomel Warrican 2-61, Damion Jacobs 1-80) vs West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI.