India vs. West Indies head-to-head Test record: India’s 2023-2025 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) campaign begins with a two-match Test series in the West Indies.
The first Test is scheduled to commence on July 12, 2023 at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica, followed by the second Test on July 20 at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Let’s examine the head-to-head statistics between the two teams in the longest game format.
India vs. West Indies head-to-head Test record
98 total matches contested.
West Indies triumphs – 30 India triumphs – 22 Ties – 46
India vs. West Indies head-to-head Test record: HISTORY IN THE CARIBBEAN
51 total matches contested.
West Indies triumphs – 16 India triumphs – 9 Ties – 26
Despite the fact that statistics indicate that the West Indies have had the upper hand in Test matches against India, it has not been able to win a Test series against India since 2002.
INDIA VS WEST INDIES – RECENT FIVE MATCH RECORD
2019 – West Indies vs. India at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica – India triumphed by 257 runs
India defeated West Indies by 318 runs at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, in 2019.
India defeated West Indies by 10 wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad in 2018.
India beat the West Indies by an innings and 272 runs at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot in 2018.
Match Drawn: 2016 – West Indies vs. India, Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
India vs. West Indies head-to-head Test record: RESULTS OF THE LAST FIVE SERIES
India won the two-match series against West Indies 2-0 in 2019.
India won the two-match series 2-0 against West Indies in 2018.
India won the four-match series 2-0 against West Indies in 2016.
India won the two-match series against the West Indies, 2-0, in 2013.
India won the three-match series against the West Indies 2-0 in 2011.
India vs West Indies in Test matches – Most runs
Sunil Gavaskar holds the record for the most runs scored in Test matches between India and the West Indies, with a total of 2,749 runs scored at a rate of 65.45. Second and third place are held by Clive Lloyd and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, respectively.
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 27 | 48 | 2749 | 65.45 |
| Clive Lloyd | 28 | 44 | 2344 | 58.60 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 25 | 44 | 2171 | 63.85 |
| Rahul Dravid | 23 | 38 | 1978 | 63.80 |
| Vivian Richards | 28 | 41 | 1927 | 50.71 |
India vs. West Indies head-to-head Test record: Most wickets
Kapil Dev has taken the most wickets in Test matches between India and West Indies. He has taken 89 victims in 25 contests. Anil Kumble and Malcolm Marshall are in second and third position, respectively.
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Average | Strike Rate |
| Kapil Dev | 25 | 89 | 24.89 | 52.12 |
| Malcolm Marshall | 17 | 76 | 21.98 | 46.14 |
| Anil Kumble | 17 | 74 | 29.78 | 63.41 |
| S Venkataraghavan | 23 | 68 | 39.47 | 96.17 |
| Andy Roberts | 14 | 67 | 21.70 | 45.22 |
