India’s Caribbean Challenge: The WTC journey will begin with the first Test; India won only 17% of the Tests played in the West Indies

India is currently touring the West Indies after the WTC final

Two test series will be the first events of the tour. On July 12, the first Test between the two teams will take place. With this, India will also start the next phase of the (WTC) World Test Championship. The WTC points table will be updated with the results of these two Test matches.

India has not performed well statistically in the West Indies. In 51 Tests played to date, India has only achieved 9 victories. This indicates that only 17% of the tests played in the West Indies were won by the team. It is also true, though, that India has performed admirably in Test matches against the West Indies this century.

The West Indies won more Tests, but India has won more in the last 20 years.

In terms of overall Tests, the West Indies have a better head-to-head record. Between the two teams, there have been 98 Tests. India won 22 of these matches. West Indies won 30 matches at the same time. There were 46 draws. The West Indies hosted 51 Tests, while India hosted 47.

India’s poor showing in the West Indies

The Indian Test team’s performance in the West Indies has been dismal. India has only won 9 Tests on Caribbean soil in a total of 51 matches. In contrast, the West Indies won 16 matches and drew 26. Team India, on the other hand, has not lost a Test series in the West Indies since 2002. Then India suffered a 1-2 defeat in the five-match series.

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Following 2002, Team India competed in four series in 2006, 2011, 2016, and 2019. India won all four games. Under Virat Kohli’s captaincy, India won the two-match series 2-0 in 2019.

Kumble is the leading wicket-taker in the West Indies, with Ishant leading the active players.

In the West Indies, Anil Kumble has dominated Indian bowlers. Kumble has 45 wickets in 11 games for the West Indies. This includes the incident in 2002, when Kumble bowled while wearing a splint due to a broken jaw. Kumble bowled 14 overs and took 1 wicket in this match.

Ishant Sharma has taken the most wickets in the West Indies among active players. Ishant has 41 wickets in 9 West Indian matches.

He hasn’t, however, been able to earn a spot in India’s Test team for the past 12 months. He doesn’t seem to have a chance in such a circumstance, not even on the Windies tour. In the West Indies, Mohammed Shami, who has taken 20 wickets in 6 games, is the next player on the list after Ishant.

Rahane led all players who were still playing, while Dravid scored the most runs.

Rahul Dravid, the head coach of Team India, has scored the most runs in the West Indies. In 17 games played in the West Indies, Dravid scored 1511 runs in all. The batsman who has scored the most runs is Ajinkya Rahane. In 8 innings over 6 games, he has 514 runs. He is followed by Virat Kohli, who has 463 runs in 13 innings over nine matches.

Chance for new faces – In the West Indies series, new faces may be given a chance. During the next two years of WTC, the team will conduct experiments. The entire Indian team will participate in the tour. In this case, the team can try out new faces such as Yashasvi Jaiswal, Saurabh Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, and Ishaan Kishan. It will be risky for the team because there will be pressure to win against the West Indies after losing the WTC. If the team loses, questions will be raised about the management, but in the future, experiments will be required.

Test series wear out players, according to player management. Then, ODIs will be played. The World Cup year will cause players to concentrate on ODIs. The management of the team will be in charge of ensuring that the senior players on the Indian team stay healthy and remain fit.

West Indies’ pace offence – The West Indies have a great pace offence. which also includes pacemakers like Alzarri Joseph, Jason Holder, Odion Smith, Keemo Paul, Kemar Roach, and. The Indian batters will face a challenging test.