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India are in a solid position to win the second Test on the final day after setting a 365-run target for West Indies at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain on Sunday.

Windies were 76/2 at stumps on Day 4 as Tagenarine Chanderpaul (24*) and Jermaine Blackwood (20*) are still at the crease. Jaydev Unadkat picked the two scalps for India in a rain-curtailed day and a lot will depend on the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja on Monday.

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Former India opener Aakash Chopra said the Rohit Sharma-led side should take an attacking approach to eye series sweep in the Windies.

Chopra, who is now a JioCinema expert, said: “It depends on what they’re actually thinking about. If they want to win this game, then they have to play a slightly aggressive brand of cricket. But if they’re just thinking of drawing this game, they view it as a victory then more of the same. That’s what they have done. So, I once again expect them to block a lot of deliveries and wait for loose balls to score runs. Not a great strategy but that’s what West Indies is likely to do.”

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The veteran cricketer added that Ashwin and Jadeja together will bowl a lot of overs to secure India's victory in the match.

“Ashwin has already picked up a couple of wickets. Jadeja, on a Day Five surface, is always a threat. So, I expect them to bowl a lot of overs in tandem in the second or the third session if the game goes that far because the Indian team will also start thinking about the number of overs remaining and how many overs they can get in because these two spinners can actually put in their overs in double quick time. So, yes, expecting a few wickets from them,” said Chopra.

He also feels that the wicket still has some support for the batsmen. “This pitch is not your conventional Day Five surface which is deteriorating really fast. It is a surface where if you apply yourself as a batter there are no demons in it. Maybe, one good ball once in a while, but that should actually not give you sleepless nights,” said Chopra.

Earlier, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj did the star turn with the ball, claiming 5/60 that went a long way in bowling out the Windies for 255 in the first innings. Thereafter, skipper Rohit Sharma (57) and wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan (52 not out) played whirlwind knocks to help India declare their second innings at 181/2.