Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 27 -- Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor praised Kuldeep Yadav's four-wicket spell, saying the spinner was his standout performer because the pitch offered little assistance to bowlers following India's 8-wicket victory over West Indies in the 1st ODI on Sunday in Thiruvananthapuram.

Tharoor highlighted Kuldeep's control over line and flight for restricting the West Indies batting progress. He also praised Virat Kohli's dominant century, calling his innings a performance worth watching.

Kohli's majestic century and Shubman Gill's fluent hundred powered India to a commanding eight-wicket victory over West Indies in the first ODI at the Greenfield International Stadium on Sunday.

Yadav was the standout bowler,...