Kemar Roach spearheaded an excellent West Indies effort to limit India’s progress after lunch following captain Virat Kohli’s decision not to enforce the follow-on on the third day of the second and final Test against at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Sunday.
With a formidable 299-run first innings lead as their platform, the tourists stuttered to 73 for four at tea, adding just 56 runs in two hours’ play for the loss of three wickets.
It leaves the tourists still very much in command with an overall advantage of 372 runs.
However it was the outstanding bowling of Roach which took the spotlight in the day’s middle session.
Having removed Mayank Agarwal before lunch after the home side were dismissed for 117 in their first innings, the 30-year-old fast bowler was rewarded for his consistent excellence in line and length in the afternoon with the wickets of K.L. Rahul and Kohli off consecutive deliveries.
Both were caught behind in identical fashion and it could have gotten even better for Roach and the West Indies as he came within millimetres of matching Jasprit Bumrah’s hat-trick of the previous day.
His first delivery to new batsman Ajinkya Rahane took an inside-edge and flew past the stumps on the way to the fine-leg boundary.
Roach’s three wickets so far in the innings have elevated him ninth on the list of all-time leading wicket-takers in Tests for the West Indies with 193 victims, one ahead of the legendary Wes Hall, who was the consistent spearhead of the dominant Caribbean teams of the 1960’s.
Jason Holder then prised out Chesteshwar Pujara to reduce India to 57 for four before first innings century-maker Hanuma Vihari joined Rahane in successfully defying the West Indies to the tea interval.
Roach was last out in the West Indies first innings as the lower order offered a bit more resistance on the third morning than the frontline batsmen had shown late on day two when Bumrah’s hat-trick highlighted the demolition job by the tourists’ fast bowlers, reducing the Caribbean team to 87 for seven at the close of play.
Bumrah failed to add to his six-wicket tally from the day before and it was left to the other frontline bowlers – pacers Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma and spinner Ravindra Jadeja - to eventually claim the last three wickets after 75 minutes’ play.
Shami produced a steep lifter to remove Rahkeem Cornwall via a simple catch to Rahane at gully while Sharma accounted for the other overnight debutant, Jahmar Hamilton, Kohli holding on to the chance low at third slip.
With last man Shannon Gabriel at the other end, Roach opted to hit out against Jadeja but could only spoon a catch to Mayank Agarwal at cover.
Mindful no doubt of managing the workload on his bowlers in extremely hot conditions, Kohli opted to bat a second time, presenting Roach with the opportunity to further enhance his already burgeoning credentials as the best West Indies fast bowler of the modern era.
Everywhen’s Menopause & Menstruation Support Group won the Network of Networks award for promoting inclusivity across all employee life stages.
Centrica’s + Network, Virgin Media O2, and other organisations were recognised for pioneering initiatives supporting gender, ethnicity, LGBTQIA, family, and well-being inclusion.
Leadership awards celebrated individuals driving cultural change, including Luke Martin, Rosie Whitfield, Jacquline Alcindor, and Tiernan Brady
Championing inclusion
The Employee Network Awards 2025, hosted by MP Dawn Butler and sponsored by Haleon, celebrated the nation’s leading diversity and inclusion initiatives on Wednesday (1) at the London Hilton on Park Lane. The ceremony recognised networks and leaders championing meaningful change in their organisations.
Everywhen’s Menopause & Menstruation Support Group won the Network of Networks award, the evening’s highest honour, recognised for creating inclusive workplaces that support employees at every stage of their working lives.
Other major winners demonstrated the breadth of inclusion work across sectors. Centrica’s + Network won Best Network Initiative of the Year for its pioneering Transgender Inclusion Policy. Nina Goswami from Clifford Chance received the Network Inspirational Role Model of the Year award for championing cultural change across law.
The University of Wolverhampton’s Disabled Staff Network won Outstanding Ability Network of the Year, while EDF (UK)’s Young Professionals Network received Outstanding Employee Network of the Year.
Sky UK’s Parents & Carers@Sky won Outstanding Family Network of the Year and Entain’s BeYou@Entain took the Outstanding LGBTQIA Network title. Virgin Media O2’s Enrich Network won Outstanding Ethnicity Network of the Year, Heathrow Airport’s Altitude Network received Outstanding Women’s Network of the Year, and HSBC Innovation Banking UK’s Well-being Employee Resource Group was named Outstanding New Network.
Simon Blake, George Bleasdale, Jacquie Lawrence, Jude Guaitamacchi, Linda Riley (Founder), Dawn Butler MP, Jennifer Stoute, Sarah Campbell, Kara Smith, Chizzy Akudolu
Empowering leaders
Leadership recognition also featured prominently. Luke Martin and Rosie Whitfield from Virgin Media O2 won Outstanding Network Lead of the Year. Jacquline Alcindor from L&G received Outstanding Executive Sponsor of the Year, while Tiernan Brady from Clifford Chance won Head of Diversity of the Year.
Linda Riley, founder of the Employee Network Awards, said: “It’s inspiring to see so many networks and individuals pushing for real change. Their creativity, dedication, and leadership show that supporting employees makes workplaces stronger, fairer, and more innovative.”
The awards recognise how employee resource groups strengthen workplace cultures by bringing together diverse voices and perspectives across age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, and other characteristics.
Speaking at the event, Claire Dickson, Chief Digital & Technology Officer and executive sponsor of Haleon’s Pride ERG, emphasised the importance of these networks. “Employee networks can really shine by providing safe spaces for constructive dialogue, challenging the status quo, and driving new initiatives to effect change,” she said.
By creating inclusive environments, organisations report stronger business performance better customer relationships making workplace inclusion essential for success.
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