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Kohli and Shubman Gill slam brilliant centuries as India crushes West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram
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Island region in North Atlantic and Caribbean
The West Indies are an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago.
More on Wikipedia ↗Metropolis and capital of Kerala, India
Thiruvananthapuram, also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 km2, making it the most populous city in Kerala. The larger Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area has over 1.7 million inhabitants within an area of 543 km2, making it the second-most populous metropolitan area in Kerala after Kochi.
More on Wikipedia ↗Virat Kohli brought up his record 55th ODI century with an emphatic six, marching past 15,000 runs in this format. India captain Shubman Gill also looked imperious, as he reached his 10th ODI hundred by unfurling his signature cuts and drives.
Virat Kohli became the second batter after legendary Sachin Tendulkar to scale 15,000 runs in the format.
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill scored brilliant centuries in the India vs West Indies 1st ODI after Kuldeep Yadav took four vital wickets to restrict the total.