We let ourselves down with the bat, says Windies skipper Brathwaite

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite, who scored just 20 and 7 in two innings, came down heavily on his ill-equipped batting unit, saying the home team was “let down” by its batters in the opening Test against India

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite came down heavily on his ill-equipped batting unit, saying the home team was "let down" by its batters in the opening Test against India here.

West Indies produced a below-par show with the bat in both the innings, succumbing to a wily Ravichandran Ashwin, who returned with impressive match haul of 12 for 131.

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Thanks to the spinner's efforts, India won by an innings and 141 runs under three days in the series opener on Friday.

"We just let ourselves down with the bat. First innings total was just not good enough," Brathwaite said after the match.

Brathwaite was particularly critical of his own performance as he scored just 20 and 7 in two innings while opening the batting.

"...that I didn't get any runs. As a leader, I need to lead from the front and get runs. In the first innings, a few dismissals were not good for us. We lost a wicket before lunch. We lost certain situations," he said.