West Indies v India, 2016: Top 5 India - West Indies Encounters in Whites

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Andy Roberts was the hero of the first Test during the 1974/75 season
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Clive Llyod (C) marshalled his troops to a series win over India in 1976

#2 – 1976, West Indies

West Indies won the 4-match series 2-1

Another exciting series involving a world record chase ensued between the two teams. India were blown away in the first Test at Bridgetown, with Viv Richards and Clive Lloyd scoring centuries, the visitors losing by an innings and 97 runs.

West Indies narrowly missed a defeat in the second Test as India, on the back of centuries from Sunil Gavaskar and Brijesh Patel, posted a 161 run first innings lead only for the West Indies lower order to thwart them in their second innings.

India carried the momentum forward posting probably the greatest Indian win away from home in the third Test. India were set a target of 403 in the final innings. Indian team truly arrived on the international scene, scoring 406 just for the loss of four wickets in 147 overs.

Gavaskar and Viswanath scored centuries with Mohinder Amarnath and Brijesh Patel playing an excellent hand as India made cricketing history at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain.

That record stood for a quarter of a century before West Indies broke the record for the highest fourth innings chase. West Indies came back strongly after the jaw-dropping chase beating India by 10 wickets in Kingston to take the series 2-1.

The fourth Test is also remembered for its controversy as India protested against intimidating bowling by West Indies, which had led to three of their batsmen inflicted with injuries in the first innings.

In the second innings, India declared with five batsmen absent hurt, just the same way they had declared in the first innings, after just six wickets had fallen, to protect their own bowlers. The match will be remembered for BS Chandrasekhar’s five-wicket haul and Amarnath’s brilliant half-century in the face of scary pace bowling.

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