Kohli's unbeaten 139, Gill's ton flatten West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram

By BD Narayankar Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 27 (UNI) Virat Kohli gave the Greenfield International Stadium a batting lesson on Sunday, and West Indies were the unfortunate students, as the former India captain struck a majestic unbeaten 139 off 88 balls to power India to an eight-wicket victory with 50 balls to spare in the opening ODI. Chasing 296, India reached 300 for two in 41.4 overs, with Kohli producing an innings that combined the classical with the brutal. There were 10 fours and nine sixes, the latter his highest tally in an ODI, as the chase that initially promised some competition…