India looking to turn tables on WI

Visitors have a chance of winning Test series to end 35-year victory drought in WI, writes Harsha Saparia.

India head into their forthcoming tour of the West Indies as favourites to win the series. Skipper Rahul Dravid in a recent press conference described how during the previous tours pundits labelled them as front-runners and how India failed to return home victorious.

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"The West Indies are a difficult team to beat at home. We need to play really well if we have to win the series," said Dravid. "People said the same thing during our last two tours, that we had a great chance. I think they will be a very good and competitive team."

India have not won a single series in the Caribbean since the historic 1-0 triumph under Ajit Wadekar in 1971. Their previous two visits in 1997 and 2002 resulted in a 1-0 and 2-1 drubbing.

But this time around, the equation has reversed and the visitors have a very strong chance of wrapping up the series on a winning note to end the country's 35-year Test series victory drought in the Caribbean.

India in West Indies (Tests)

Year	Matches	India	WI	Draw	Tie
1952/53	5	0	1	4	0
1961/62	5	0	5	0	0
1970/71	5	1	0	4	0
1975/76	4	1	2	1	0
1982/83	5	0	2	3	0
1988/89	4	0	3	1	0
1996/97	5	0	1	4	0
2001/02	5	1	2	2	0
Total	38	3	16	19	0