India, Oct. 9 -- India showed off the vast quality they hold over West Indies at the moment as Shubman Gill's men thumped the visiting Windies by an innings and 140 runs to win the first Test match of this two-game series. In truth, it was never even really a contest: India ran through the Windies batting in a session and a half, piled on the runs with three different centurions, and then wrapped up the match with two and a half days still to spare.

Now as the series heads to New Delhi and the Arun Jaitley Stadium, India will want another quick, clinical, clean victory, with points in the World Test Championship on the line. India have found a very solid balance despite being a little all-rounder heavy, but that does provide depth to the...