When did India last lose a Test series in West Indies?

As India kicks off its run in the World Test Championships on Thursday, Rajneesh Gupta tells you all you need to know about the India-West Indies on-field rivalry.

Team India

IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli is excited about playing in the inaugural World Test Championship. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter

India will be returning to the longest format after seven-and-a-half-months when the visitors and the West Indies begin their campaigns in the World Test Championship on Thursday. The first Test match will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua.

Excited about playing in the inaugural World Test Championship, India captain Virat Kohli says the competition in the traditional format has 'gone up two-fold' in recent years.

The last time the West Indies had beaten India in a Test and a series was in May 2002. Since then India have won all seven series against the West Indies, and 12 out of 21 Tests.

Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical overview of Test matches between the two teams:

West Indies vs India in Test matches

Head to Head

	Mts	WI	Ind	Drawn
in West Indies	49	16	7	26
in India	47	14	13	20
Overall	96	30	20	46

Series summary

	Series	WI	Ind	Drawn
in West Indies	11	7	4	0
in India	12	5	5	2
Total	23	12	9	2

India in West Indies

Season	Mts	WI	Ind	Drawn	Won by
1952-53	5	1	0	4	West Indies
1961-62	5	5	0	0	West Indies
1970-71	5	0	1	4	India
1975-76	4	2	1	1	West Indies
1982-83	5	2	0	3	West Indies
1988-89	4	3	0	1	West Indies
1996-97	5	1	0	4	West Indies
2002	5	2	1	2	West Indies
2006	4	0	1	3	India
2011	3	0	1	2	India
2016	4	0	2	2	India
Total	49	16	7	26

The last time West Indies had beaten India in a Test and a series was in May 2002. Since then India have won all seven series against West Indies and 12 out of 21 Tests.

Highest totals

India

Total	Venue	Season	Inns	Test
649-9d	Rajkot	2018-19	1st	1st
644-7d	Kanpur	1978-79	1st	6th
631-7d	Kolkata	2011-12	1st	2nd
588-8d	Gros Islet	2006	1st	2nd
566-8d	Delhi	1978-79	1st	5th
566-8d	North Sound	2016	1st	1st
565	Kolkata	1987-88	1st	3rd

West Indies

Total	Venue	Season	Inns	Test
644-8d	Delhi	1958-59	1st	5th
631	Delhi	1948-49	1st	1st
631-8d	Kingston	1961-62	1st	2nd
629-6d	Mumbai BS	1948-49	1st	2nd
629-9d	St. John's	2002	1st	4th
614-5d	Kolkata	1958-59	1st	3rd
604-6d	Mumbai WS	1974-75	1st	5th
590	Mumbai WS	2011-12	1st	3rd
582	Chennai	1948-49	1st	4th
581	Basseterre	2006	1st	3rd
576	Kingston	1952-53	1st	5th
550	St. John's	1982-83	1st	5th

Lowest totals

India

Total	Venue	Season	Inns	Test
75	Delhi	1987-88	1st	1st
81	Bridgetown	1996-97	2nd	3rd
90	Kolkata	1983-84	2nd	5th
97#	Kingston	1975-76	2nd	4th
98	Port-of-Spain	1961-62	2nd	1st
102	Bridgetown	2002	1st	3rd
103	Ahmedabad	1983-84	2nd	3rd
114+	Mohali	1994-95	2nd	3rd
118@	Bangalore	1974-75	2nd	1st
124	Kolkata	1958-59	1st	3rd
129+	Bridgetown	1952-53	2nd	2nd
144	Chennai	1948-49	2nd	4th
150	Port-of-Spain	1988-89	1st	3rd

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West Indies

Total	Venue	Season	Inns	Test
103	Kingston	2006	1st	5th
108	Gros Islet	2016	2nd	3rd
127	Delhi	1987-88	1st	1st
127	Hyderabad	2018-19	2nd	2nd
134	Mumbai WS	2011-12	2nd	3rd
140	Bridgetown	1996-97	2nd	3rd

Highest match aggregates

Runs-Wkts	Venue	Season	Test	Winner
1478-38	Port-of-Spain	1970-71	5th	Drawn
1448-39	Mumbai WS	2011-12	3rd	Drawn
1431-35	St John's	2006	1st	Drawn
1424-33	Kingston	1952-53	5th	Drawn
1417-29	Mumbai WS	1974-75	5th	West Indies
1413-30	Basseterre	2006	3rd	Drawn
1403-37	Chennai	1966-67	3rd	Drawn

Lowest match aggregates (in a decided match)

Runs-Wkts	Venue	Season	Test	Winner
605-30	Port-of-Spain	1961-62	1st	West Indies
693-40	Kingston	2006	5th	India
708-30	Kolkata	1983-84	5th	West Indies
735-30	Kolkata	1966-67	2nd	West Indies

Individual hundreds

India: 90 (47 in India, 43 in West Indies)

West Indies: 103 (48 in India, 55 in West Indies)

Highest individual innings

India

Batsman	Runs	Inns	Test	Venue	Season
SM Gavaskar	236*	1st	6th	Chennai	1983-84
SM Gavaskar	220	2nd	5th	Port-of-Spain	1970-71
DN Sardesai	212	1st	1st	Kingston	1970-71
W Jaffer	212	2nd	1st	St.John's	2006
SM Gavaskar	205	1st	1st	Mumbai WS	1978-79
NS Sidhu	201	1st	2nd	Port-of-Spain	1996-97
V Kohli	200	1st	1st	North Sound	2016

West Indies

Batsman	Runs	Inns	Test	Venue	Season
RB Kanhai	256	1st	3rd	Kolkata	1958-59
SFAF Bacchus	250	1st	6th	Kanpur	1978-79
CH Lloyd	242*	1st	5th	Mumbai WS	1974-75
FMM Worrell	237	1st	5th	Kingston	1952-53
CL Hooper	233	1st	1st	Georgetown	2002
EdeC Weekes	207	1st	1st	Port-of-Spain	1952-53

Most runs in a match

India

Batsman	Runs	Test	Venue	Season	1st	2nd
SM Gavaskar	344	5th	Port-of-Spain	1970-71	124	220
SM Gavaskar	289	3rd	Kolkata	1978-79	107	182*
SM Gavaskar	278	1st	Mumbai WS	1978-79	205	73

Sunil Gavaskar

IMAGE: A file photo of former India captain Sunil Gavaskar. Photograph: Getty Images

West Indies

Batsman	Runs	Test	Venue	Season	1st	2nd
CH Lloyd	279	5th	Mumbai WS	1974-75	242*	37
EdeC Weekes	263	3rd	Kolkata	1948-49	162	101
FMM Worrell	260	5th	Kingston	1952-53	237	23
RB Kanhai	256	3rd	Kolkata	1958-59	256	-
JC Adams	252	3rd	Mohali	1994-95	174*	78*
SFAF Bacchus	250	6th	Kanpur	1978-79	250	-

Most runs in a series

India

Batsman	Runs	Season	Mts	Inns	NO	Avg	Hs	100	50	0
SM Gavaskar	774	1970-71	4	8	3	154.80	220	4	3	0
SM Gavaskar	732	1978-79	6	9	1	91.50	205	4	1	1
DN Sardesai	642	1970-71	5	8	0	80.25	212	3	1	0

West Indies

Batsman	Runs	Season	Mts	Inns	NO	Avg	Hs	100	50
EdeC Weekes	779	1948-49	5	7	0	111.29	194	4	2
EdeC Weekes	716	1952-53	5	8	1	102.29	207	3	2
CH Lloyd	636	1974-75	5	9	1	79.50	242*	2	1
RB Richardson	619	1988-89	4	7	0	88.43	194	2	3

Leading run-scorers

India

Batsman	Runs	M	Inn	NO	Avg	Hs	100	50	0
SM Gavaskar	2749	27	48	6	65.45	236*	13	7	5
R Dravid	1978	23	38	7	63.81	146	5	13	0
VVS Laxman	1715	22	36	6	57.17	176*	4	11	3
SR Tendulkar	1630	21	32	2	54.33	179	3	10	3
DB Vengsarkar	1596	25	40	4	44.33	159	6	7	5
GR Viswanath	1455	18	28	1	53.89	179	4	7	1
PR Umrigar	1372	16	30	3	50.81	172*	3	10	0
Kapil Dev	1079	25	39	4	30.83	126*	3	4	4
M Amarnath	1076	17	30	2	38.43	117	3	6	5
AD Gaekwad	1032	22	38	1	27.89	102	1	6	2

West Indies

Batsman	Runs	M	Inn	NO	Avg	Hs	100	50	0
CH Lloyd	2344	28	44	4	58.60	242*	7	12	1
S Chanderpaul	2171	25	44	10	63.85	140	7	10	0
IVA Richards	1927	28	41	3	50.71	192*	8	7	1
GstA Sobers	1920	18	30	7	83.48	198	8	7	2
RB Kanhai	1693	18	28	1	62.70	256	4	7	1
CG Greenidge	1678	23	39	4	47.94	194	5	8	3
EdeC Weekes	1495	10	15	1	106.79	207	7	4	0
CL Hooper	1357	19	30	2	48.46	233	5	3	0
AI Kallicharran	1229	15	25	3	55.86	187	3	7	2
BC Lara	1002	17	29	0	34.55	120	2	6	3

Victims of 99

India : no instance

West Indies:

Batsman	Runs	Inns	Test	Venue	Season
RB Kanhai	99	1st	4th	Madras (Corp.)	1958-59
MLC Foster	99	1st	5th	Port-of-Spain	1970-71
RB Richardson	99	2nd	3rd	Port-of-Spain	1988-89

Record partnership for each wicket

India

Batsmen	Wkt	Runs	Inn	Test	Venue	Series
SB Bangar & V Sehwag	1st	201	1st	1st	Mumbai WS	2002-03
SM Gavaskar & DB Vengsarkar	2nd	344*	2nd	3rd	Kolkata	1978-79
W Jaffer & R Dravid	3rd	203	2nd	1st	St.John's	2006
GR Viswanath & AD Gaekwad	4th	172	1st	6th	Kanpur	1978-79
SR Tendulkar & VVS Laxman	5th	214	2nd	3rd	Kolkata	2002-03
R Ashwin & WP Saha	6th	213	1st	3rd	Gros Islet	2016
RG Sharma & R Ashwin	7th	280	1st	1st	Kolkata	2013-14
R Dravid & Sarandeep Singh	8th	120*	1st	1st	Georgetown	2002
SM Gavaskar & SMH Kirmani	9th	143*	1st	6th	Chennai	1983-84
RG Sharma & Mohammed Shami	10th	80	1st	2nd	Mumbai WS	2013-14

West Indies

Batsmen	Wkt	Runs	Inn	Test	Venue	Series
CG Greenidge & DL Haynes	1st	296	1st	5th	St. John's	1982-83
EDAS McMorris & RB Kanhai	2nd	255	1st	2nd	Kingston	1961-62
IVA Richards & AI Kallicharran	3rd	220	1st	1st	Bridgetown	1975-76
CL Walcott & GE Gomez	4th	267	1st	1st	Delhi	1948-49
CL Hooper & S Chanderpaul	5th	293	1st	1st	Georgetown	2002
CH Lloyd & DL Murray	6th	250	1st	5th	Mumbai WS	1974-75
CG Greenidge & MD Marshall	7th	130	1st	1st	Kanpur	1983-84
IVA Richards & KD Boyce	8th	124	1st	2nd	Delhi	1974-75
CH Lloyd & AME Roberts	9th	161	1st	5th	Kolkata	1983-84
FMM Worrell & WW Hall	10th	98*	1st	4th	Port-of-Spain	1961-62

Best bowling in an innings

India

Bowler	Wkts	Inns	Test	Venue	Season
Kapil Dev	9/83	2nd	3rd	Ahmedabad	1983-84
SP Gupte	9/102	1st	2nd	Kanpur	1958-59
ND Hirwani	8/61	1st	4th	Chennai	1987-88
ND Hirwani	8/75	2nd	4th	Chennai	1987-88
Harbhajan Singh	7/48	2nd	1st	Mumbai WS	2002-03
R Ashwin	7/83	2nd	1st	North Sound	2016
BS Chandrasekhar	7/157	1st	1st	Mumbai BS	1966-67
DG Phadkar	7/159	1st	4th	Chennai	1948-49
SP Gupte	7/162	1st	1st	Port-of-Spain	1952-53

West Indies

Bowler	Wkts	Inns	Test	Venue	Season
JM Noreiga	9/95	1st	2nd	Port-of-Spain	1970-71
LR Gibbs	8/38	2nd	3rd	Bridgetown	1961-62
AME Roberts	7/64	1st	4th	Chennai	1974-75
LR Gibbs	7/98	1st	5th	Mumbai WS	1974-75

Best bowling in a match

India

Bowler	Wkts	Test	Venue	Season	1st	2nd
ND Hirwani	16/136	4th	Chennai	1987-88	8/61	8/75
BS Chandrasekhar	11/235	1st	Mumbai BS	1966-67	7/157	4/78
PP Ojha	10/89	2nd	Mumbai WS	2013-14	5/40	5/49
I Sharma	10/108	2nd	Bridgetown	2011	6/55	4/53
UT Yadav	10/133	2nd	Hyderabad	2018-19	6/88	4/45
Kapil Dev	10/135	3rd	Ahmedabad	1983-84	1/52	9/83
SP Gupte	10/223	2nd	Kanpur	1958-59	9/102	1/121

West Indies

Bowler	Wkts	Test	Venue	Season	1st	2nd
AME Roberts	12/121	4th	Chennai	1974-75	7/64	5/57
MD Marshall	11/89	3rd	Port-of-Spain	1988-89	5/34	6/55
WW Hall	11/126	2nd	Kanpur	1958-59	6/50	5/76
CA Walsh	10/101	4th	Kingston	1988-89	6/62	4/39

Kapil Dev

IMAGE: Kapil Dev had a good series in the West Indies in 1983 bagging 29 wickets, the highest by an Indian in a series. Photograph: Getty Images

Hat-tricks: No instance from either side

Most wickets in a series

India

Bowler	Series	M	Wkts	Avg	10WM	5WI
Kapil Dev	1983-84	6	29	18.52	1	2
SP Gupte	1952-53	5	27	29.22	0	3
KD Ghavri	1978-79	6	27	23.48	0	1

West Indies

Bowler	Series	M	Wkts	Avg	10WM	5WI
MD Marshall	1983-84	6	33	18.82	0	2
AME Roberts	1974-75	5	32	18.28	1	3
WW Hall	1958-59	5	30	17.67	1	2
MA Holding	1983-84	6	30	22.10	0	1
AL Valentine	1952-53	5	28	29.57	0	2
WW Hall	1961-62	5	27	15.74	0	2
R Gilchrist	1958-59	4	26	16.12	0	1
CA Walsh	1987-88	4	26	16.81	0	2

Leading wicket-takers

India

Bowler	Wkts	M	Balls	Runs	Avg	Best	10WM	5WI
Kapil Dev	89	25	4639	2216	24.90	9/83	1	4
A Kumble	74	17	4693	2204	29.78	6/78	0	4
S Venkataraghavan	68	23	6540	2684	39.47	5/95	0	1
BS Chandrasekhar	65	15	4293	2179	33.52	7/157	1	4
BS Bedi	62	18	5447	2163	34.89	5/82	0	1
R Ashwin	60	11	2618	1311	21.85	7/83	0	4

West Indies

Bowler	Wkts	M	Balls	Runs	Avg	Best	10WM	5WI
MD Marshall	76	17	3507	1671	21.99	6/37	1	6
AME Roberts	67	14	3029	1454	21.70	7/64	1	4
WW Hall	65	13	2774	1221	18.78	6/49	1	4
CA Walsh	65	15	3124	1316	20.25	6/62	1	4
LR Gibbs	63	15	4793	1467	23.29	8/38	0	4
MA Holding	61	15	3142	1543	25.30	6/65	0	2
GstA Sobers	59	18	4301	1516	25.69	5/63	0	1

Most dismissals by a keeper in an innings

India

Keeper	Dis	Ct	St	Inn	Test	Venue	Season
WP Saha	6	5	1	2nd	1st	North Sound	2016
KS More	5	0	5	2nd	4th	Chennai	1987-88
MS Dhoni	5	5	0	1st	3rd	Mumbai WS	2011-12

West Indies

Keeper	Dis	Ct	St	Inn	Test	Venue	Season
DA Murray	5	5	0	1st	5th	Delhi	1978-79
PJL Dujon	5	5	0	1st	1st	Kingston	1982-83
RD Jacobs	5	4	1	1st	1st	Mumbai WS	2002-03

MS Dhoni

IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has an enviable record in the Windies. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

Most dismissals by a keeper in a match

India

Keeper	Dis	Ct	St	Test	Venue	Season
MS Dhoni	8	6	2	3rd	Mumbai WS	2011-12
KS More	7	1	6	4th	Chennai	1987-88
WP Saha	7	6	1	1st	North Sound	2016
KS More	6	5	1	3rd	Port-of-Spain	1988-89
MS Dhoni	6	4	2	1st	St.John's	2006

West Indies

Keeper	Dis	Ct	Test	Venue	Season
FCM Alexander	6	6	4th	Madras (Corp.)	1958-59
PJL Dujon	6	6	1st	Kingston	1982-83
PJL Dujon	6	6	2nd	Bridgetown	1988-89
PJL Dujon	6	6	3rd	Port-of-Spain	1988-89

Most dismissals by a keeper in a Series

India

Keeper	Dis	Ct	St	Mts	Season
MS Dhoni	17	13	4	4	2006
MS Dhoni	14	11	3	3	2011-12
NR Mongia	13	13	0	5	1996-97

West Indies

Keeper	Dis	Ct	St	Mts	Season
PJL Dujon	19	18	1	5	1982-83
FCM Alexander	18	18	0	5	1958-59
DA Murray	18	17	1	6	1978-79
PJL Dujon	16	16	0	6	1983-84
DL Murray	15	14	1	5	1974-75
PJL Dujon	14	14	0	4	1988-89

Leading wicket-keepers

India

Keeper	Dis	Ct	St	Mts
MS Dhoni	48	40	8	12
SMH Kirmani	36	29	7	21
KS More	21	12	9	8

West Indies

Keeper	Dis	Ct	St	Mts
PJL Dujon	60	58	2	19
DL Murray	27	24	3	9

Most catches by a fielder in an innings

India

Fielder	Ct	Inn	Test	Venue	Season
ED Solkar	4	1st	2nd	Port-of-Spain	1970-71

West Indies

Fielder	Ct	Inn	Test	Venue	Season
DJG Sammy	5	1st	2nd	Mumbai WS	2013-14
EdeC Weekes	4	2nd	5th	Kingston	1952-53
IVA Richards	4	1st	4th	Kingston	1988-89
BC Lara	4	2nd	4th	Kingston	2006

Most catches by a fielder in a match

India

Fielder	Ct	Test	Venue	Season
ED Solkar	6	2nd	Port-of-Spain	1970-71
KL Rahul	5	2nd	Kingston	2016

West Indies

Fielder	Ct	Test	Venue	Season
EdeC Weekes	5	5th	Kingston	1952-53
RA Harper	5	1st	Delhi	1987-88
IVA Richards	5	4th	Kingston	1988-89
CL Hooper	5	1st	Mumbai WS	1994-95
BC Lara	5	4th	Kingston	2006
DJG Sammy	5	2nd	Mumbai WS	2013-14