With his height, Antigua-born Cornwall generates more bounce than most off-spinners and combines it with his accuracy to trouble batsmen.
West Indies all-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall said making Cheteshwar Pujara his first victim in his debut Test was a good feeling to have.
The flamboyant Chris Gayle is unlikely to get a farewell Test match against India after being overlooked in the 13-strong West Indies squad for the two-Test series, starting August 22 at North Sound, in Antigua.
Cornwall and Da Silva turned the tide of the Test again as the former took the attack to the bowlers and the latter proved the perfect foil in tiring the visitors' seamers
Cornwall first played first-class cricket in 2014 and has 260 wickets from 55 first-class matches along with 2224 runs. He recently scored two half-centuries in two unofficial 'Tests' against India.
West Indies have turned their attention to theTest series as the twice champions missed out on this year's Cricket World Cup
West Indies reinforced their spin department by bringing in uncapped all-rounder Kevin Sinclair in place of Raymon Reifer for the second and final Test against India.
Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque rued the absence of injured all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.
India 'A' completed a convincing six-wicket win over West Indies 'A' on the fourth and final day of the first unofficial Test, in North Sound, Antigua, on Saturday.
Kraigg Brathwaite will continue to lead the side as Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Friday announced an 18-member squad for the preparatory camp ahead of the two-match Test series against India.
India 'A' extended their domination of the hosts to the Tests after they opted to bat
India's batsmen posted a massive 609 for six in their second innings before West Indies finished on 245 for seven to escape with a draw.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite came down heavily on his ill-equipped batting unit.
West Indies skipper Jason Holder was pleased with the result after being outplayed by India at home in a two-match Test series.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the first Test between India and the West Indies, at Windsor Park in Dominica, on Friday.
Sri Lanka opening bowler Suranga Lakmal made early inroads, taking the wickets of John Campbell (5) and Nkrumah Bonner (0) in the morning session and piling on the pressure with six successive maidens.
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, on Wednesday, became the first bowler to reach the mark of 500 wickets in T20 cricket.
India 'A' tottering at 11 for 4 in the first hour after West Indies 'A' scored a decent 318 on the second day of the second unofficial 'Test'.
Top-order batsman Kieran Powell was also recalled, while teenage fast bowler Jayden Seales was named in the 13-member squad for the match in Gros Islet.
CWI Lead Selector, Roger Harper, said that he is delighted with Gabriel's inclusion to the squad.
CWI also named 11 reserve players who will travel and quarantine with the squad to ensure replacements are readily available in case of injuries.
West Indies will play three-match T20I series before two Tests against New Zealand starting on December 3 in Hamilton. The first T20I will be played in Auckland on November 27.
Ravindra Jadeja continued his impressive form in India's second and final tour match against West Indies Board President's XI as he followed up his three-wicket spell with a fine half-century on the second day.
Jason Holder backed underfire opener Shai Hope and insisted the team were in good shape ahead of Friday' start of the decisive Test at Old Trafford.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2nd Test between West Indies and India in Kingston, Jamaica, on Sunday
Ajinkya Rahane will be aiming to pile on the runs to extend his international career and lead India to a series sweep against a feeble West Indies.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the second Test between India and West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, on Friday.
Kohli is now five points clear after Smith's knock of 36 in the Adelaide Test
Opener Mayank Agarwal is of the view that India is in a "great position" after posting 264 for five in challenging conditions on the first day of the second Test against the West Indies, in Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday.
The sub-narratives in the main story will be equally intriguing in the next 13 days.
Shivam Dube led India A's spirited comeback from 20 for five with an aggressive knock before pacer Sandeep Warrier struck thrice to leave West Indies A reeling in their second innings on day two of the second unofficial Test.
Ollie Pope scored an unbeaten 91 and Jos Buttler contributed a half century as England took advantage of a tired West Indies attack to move to 258 for four on Friday when bad light brought play to a premature end on the opening day of the final Test in Manchester.
Trinbago Knight Riders have ownership the same as IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders while the Zouks are owned by the same promoters as Kings XI Punjab.
Images from Day 5 of the third and final Test match between England and West Indies in Manchester, on Tuesday.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between India and the West Indies.
All-rounder Dwayne Bravo wrote his own piece of history, while Praveen Tambe became the first Indian cricketer to play in the Hero Caribbean Premier League as Trinbago Knight Riders posted their fourth straight win, beating St Lucia Zouks by six wickets via D/L method in a rain-truncated match, in Port of Spain on Wednesday.
West Indies captain Jason Holder says coming to England for a Test series in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic is neither dictated by money nor a sense of adventurism but the move is a genuine effort to bring back normalcy. West Indies players arrived in the UK on Tuesday for a three-match Test series, starting July 8 at Southampton in a 'bio-secure' environment. It will be cricket's first international engagement since mid-March when the coronavirus pandemic halted all sporting action.
The West Indies cricket team on Monday departed from Antigua for their scheduled three-test tour of England as international cricket is finally set to resume. Two planes collected players from various islands in the West Indies earlier on Monday before they all took a private charter flight for the UK, which will reach Manchester on Tuesday.
India skipper Virat Kohli was pushed to the fifth spot by his English counterpart Joe Root, who rose two rungs to third in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen, even as Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin moved up in the bowlers' chart.
Bangladesh thrashed Australia by 60 runs in Dhaka on Monday to secure a comprehensive 4-1 series win, with the tourists' batsmen managing just 62 in 13.4 overs, their worst ever total in the format.
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