INS vs WI: Skipper Rohit Sharma smashes his fastest Test fifty

Team India came out all guns blazing in their second innings of the second Test, as Rohit Sharma scored the fastest fifty of his Test career,

Ishan Kishan smashed his maiden Test fifty and Mohammed Siraj secured a career-best five-wicket haul with a sizzling spell.

Rohit, who was dropped twice during his whirlwind knock, was finally caught at fine leg off Shannon Gabriel towards the end of the morning session. The India skipper brought up his fastest Test fifty off 35 balls.

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India was 98 for one in just 12 overs before rain forced early lunch, extending their lead to 281 runs. Rohit Sharma (57 off 44) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (37 batting off 28) batted in T20 mode considering the stage of the game.

The first over of the innings went for 11 runs as Jaiswal stepped out to dispatch Kemar Roach over cover for a six before flicking him for a boundary.Rohit, who smashed three sixes and five fours in his entertaining effort, nonchalantly flicked Roach for his first maximum. It was all timing as the ball sailed over wide long-on.