West Indies already have a mountain to climb, and with Kohli and Rahane settling in, wickets early in the day will be key.
India and West Indies will clash in their first ever World Test Championship encounter, knowing victory comes with 60 huge points.
Chris Gayle denies retirement, India seal 2-0 win with another Kohli century, and the Euro T20 Slam is cancelled.
Kohli much-awaited century, new Canadian champions, and all the Vitality Blast action.
Both teams will look to move from the ODI World Cup, but with the T20 World Cup a little over a year away, the planning starts now
Virat Kohli denied divisions in the team, and batted for Shastri to continue as coach of the national side.
Simon Taufel said that England should have been awarded five runs for the overthrow. Fakhar Zaman will begin his Country stint. India A registered their second win of the series against West Indies A.
India and New Zealand have met 7 times in World Cup cricket, but never in a knockout match.
India topped the points table, having won 7 of their 8 completed matches. A ninth, against New Zealand, were washed out.
Rohit (544 runs) tops the list, Shakib (540) is 2nd, while Kohli (408) is 7th. On the other hand, Mustafizur (15 wickets) is 5th, while Shami and Bumrah (14 each) are joint 6th.