New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- West Indies find themselves gasping at 35 for 2 in their second innings at tea on Day 3 of the second Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here today, still smarting from a merciless morning session that left their first innings in ruins.

India bowlers, led by the wily Kuldeep Yadav, relentless Mohammed Siraj, and crafty Washington Sundar, have shown once again why the visitors struggle against spin and pace in Indian conditions.

The morning belonged to Kuldeep, whose left-arm wrist-spin had West Indies batting like a school team in front of a masterclass. By lunch, the visitors were tottering at 217 for 8, eventually all out for 248 in 81.5 overs.

Kuldeep's five-wicket haul was a lesson in flight, dip, and turn. He tor...