Watch: Kuldeep Yadav commentates on his five-wicket haul after Rajkot Test win

India vs West Indies: Kuldeep Yadav's five-wicket haul in West Indies' second innings to help India win the match by an innings and 272 runs in Rajkot on Saturday.

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Watch: Kuldeep Yadav commentates on his five-wicket haul after Rajkot Test win
Kuldeep picked up his maiden five-wicket haul to help India win the Rajkot Test by an innings and 272 runs on Saturday (AP Photo)

Kuldeep Yadav performed brilliantly with the ball on the field and was even better off it when he tried his hand at commentary following India's record victory over West Indies in the first Test in Rajkot on Saturday.

India rode on Kuldeep's maiden five-wicket haul to bowl out the Windies for 196 and win the match by an innings and 272 runs inside three days. The win was India's biggest in Test cricket in terms of runs.

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After the match Kuldeep reviewed his own performance and commentated on the five-wicket haul while watching the highlights on a laptop inside his hotel room.

Kuldeep Yadav savours maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket: 'This is very special'

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Kuldeep (5/57) bagged his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket while Ravindra Jadeja (3/35) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/71) and were also among wickets as India took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

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Kuldeep ran through the West Indian middle-order, picking up the wickets of Kieran Powell, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Shimron Hetmyer and Roston Chase in the process, to get his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket.

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The 23-year-old also became the second Asian chinaman, after Sri Lankan Lakshan Sandakan, to pick a five-wicket haul in the traditional format of the game.

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And, the moment was a special one for him, especially after the hammering he received in the first innings of the Test match.

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"It is a great feeling, taking five wickets in a Test match. Red ball cricket is very close to my heart and I want to play this format for a long time. It doesn't matter which I side I am playing against. It is only my fourth Test, so this is very special," said an elated Kuldeep at the post-match press conference.

An inexperienced West Indies side was always facing a daunting task against the might of India, who had declared their first innings at 649/9 on Friday.

None of the West Indies batsmen were able to cope up with the pressure and were bundled out for 181 in the first innings on Day 3 before lunch. India, with a massive lead of 468 runs, enforced the follow-on.