5 Memorable Test wins for India in West Indies

#4 Fourth Test at Kingston in 2006

Rahul Dravid had a successful career against West Indies

India and West Indies played a four-match Test series in 2006. Rahul Dravid captained India while Brian Lara was the captain for the West Indies. The first three matches of the series ended in a draw, which meant that the last match at Kingston was set to decide the winner of the series.

Indian captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and opted to bat but saw his team staring down the barrel at 91/6. It took a composed knock from Dravid (81) in company with Anil Kumble (45) that took India’s score to 200. West Indies never got going in their reply as Harbhajan Singh's 5-wicket haul skittled them out for 103.

India lost three quick wickets in the second innings but Rahul Dravid once again held the innings together with a patient 68. India set a difficult target of 269 on a deteriorating wicket. West Indies lost Chris Gayle, Darren Ganga, Brain Lara, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul before the score reached 50. A facile win was on the cards for India.

However, West Indies wicket-keeper Dinesh Ramdin took the game all the way to the wire. From 144 for 7, West Indies moved to 219 for 8, needing only 50 more runs to win. That was when Anil Kumble struck, with the wickets of Pedro Collins and Corey Collymore as Ramdin was left high and dry on 62. India won the low scoring match by a comfortable margin of 49 runs.

Anil Kumble’s 6/78 enabled India to win a Test series in the West Indies after a gap of 35 long years and this was only India’s second series win in West Indies.