India vs West Indies Tests 2025: 2–0 India — Ravindra Jadeja Player of Series, Kuldeep Yadav 5/82, Jadeja 104* in Gill's First Home Series Win as Captain

India beat West Indies 2–0 in the 2-match home Test series played in October 2025 — Shubman Gill's first home series win as India's Test captain and the continuation of India's home Test dominance in the WTC 2025–27 cycle. The series followed India's 2–2 draw in England in the summer of 2025 (under Gill's captaincy in his first overseas series) and gave India maximum WTC points from their first home series of the new cycle. First Test Ahmedabad (October 2–4, 2025): India won by an innings and 140 runs in a dominant three-day performance at the Narendra Modi Stadium. India batted first and scored 448/5d — a total built on Ravindra Jadeja's unbeaten 104* (his third Test century) in India's lower-middle order, added to contributions from the Indian top order. India declared with a strong platform that immediately put West Indies under pressure: West Indies needed to bat out the remaining days to avoid an innings result. West Indies' first innings of 162 and second innings of 146 both collapsed against India's spin attack led by Jadeja (4/54 with the ball) and India's pace bowling. India won by an innings and 140 runs — 448 minus (162+146) = 140 — on Day 3 of the first Test. Jadeja's match performance of 104* with the bat and 4/54 with the ball was the outstanding all-round contribution of the match and made him the clear Player of the Match. Second Test Delhi (October 10–14, 2025): India demonstrated their batting depth in the second Test, scoring 518/5d in their first innings before bowling West Indies out for 248 — a first-innings lead of 270 that always threatened to produce a result. Kuldeep Yadav, India's left-arm wrist-spinner, took 5/82 in West Indies' first innings — the bowling highlight of the Test and a performance that confirmed Kuldeep's value as India's specialist wrist-spin option at home. India declared their second innings at 124/3, setting West Indies a target of 395 to win — an improbable target on a Delhi pitch that had turned through three days of play. Kuldeep took a further 3/104 in West Indies' second innings of 390, and India claimed the win by 7 wickets when KL Rahul — unbeaten on 58 in the chase — completed the victory target. Kuldeep was named Player of the Match; Jadeja was named Player of the Series for his match-winning contribution in the first Test and consistent impact across both matches. Rahul's 192 series runs — scored efficiently in support roles in both Tests — made him a key contributor to India's 2–0 sweep.

Jadeja's All-Round Performance: 104* and 4/54 in the Ahmedabad First Test

Ravindra Jadeja's performance in the first Test at Ahmedabad — 104* with the bat in India's 448/5d declaration and 4/54 with the ball in West Indies' two innings — confirmed his status as India's most valuable all-round player and the key contributor to India's home Test dominance in the post-Kohli, post-Sharma era. Jadeja's 104* in the first Test was scored when India needed a lower-order contribution to build their total to a declaration-worthy level: he came to the crease with India in a strong position but needing someone to anchor the remaining batting with sufficient runs to set up the innings-and-140-run victory that materialised. His century — his third in Tests — demonstrated the batting quality that has made Jadeja arguably India's most complete cricketer of his generation: a genuine 5-6 batter who can score 100+ runs in Tests and simultaneously take wickets and field with exceptional skill. His 4/54 across West Indies' two innings reflected the quality of his left-arm orthodox spin on the Ahmedabad surface — a pitch that assists spin from Day 1 — and his ability to take wickets with trajectory variations, dip, and the ability to spin the ball both ways. Jadeja's combination of a century and a four-wicket match haul made the first Test result comfortable for India and established the platform for the series 2–0 victory. India's home series win — Gill's first as full-time captain in home conditions — was achieved with the kind of complete team performance that reflects the strength of India's current Test squad across batting, spin bowling, and pace bowling.

Kuldeep Yadav's 5/82 in Delhi: India's Wrist-Spin Matchwinner

Kuldeep Yadav's 5/82 in West Indies' first innings of the second Test at Delhi was the bowling performance that gave India the first-innings lead of 270 that ultimately secured the 7-wicket victory. Kuldeep, India's left-arm wrist-spinner who generates genuine spin from both his leg-break and his chinaman deliveries, was the most threatening India bowler in the Delhi Test — a match on a surface that provided significant assistance to spin from Day 2 onwards. His five-wicket haul across West Indies' first innings of 248 — dismissing the West Indian batting lineup that had been able to reach 248 despite India's best bowling efforts — came through a combination of flight, pace variations, and the use of his googly to beat batters who had committed to playing the leg-break. West Indies batters familiar with orthodox left-arm spin find Kuldeep's wrist-spin harder to read because the pace of delivery and the amount of turn produced by his two primary deliveries are more variable than orthodox spin. His follow-up 3/104 in West Indies' second innings of 390 — in which West Indies batted with more determination to make India chase a realistic target — confirmed his consistency as a wicket-taking option on helpful surfaces across two consecutive bowling spells. Kuldeep's Player of the Match award recognised that his 8 wickets across the Delhi Test were the decisive bowling factor in India securing the 7-wicket victory and completing the 2–0 series win under Shubman Gill's home captaincy.