Both previous meetings between these sides have resulted in 2-1 victories for West Indies, with the last series in India producing some very competitive, exciting cricket. India return home for the first time since their 3-0 humiliation at the hands of England, but under the captaincy of Pataudi a 2-0 win over New Zealand in the interim will have given them renewed confidence, and Kapil Dev enters the series in unarguably the best form of his ATG career.
West Indies could be viewed as the form team in world cricket, having won their last three series against Australia, South Africa and Pakistan, and they retain the bulk of the squad that toured Pakistan for the second half of their engagement in the subcontinent. One man with a point to prove will be Viv Richards, who endured a lean time in Pakistan and also failed to fire on West Indies' previous visit to India, and one wonders whether Pataudi's team will feel his wrath over the course of the three Tests.
West Indies SquadGStA Sobers (c), CH Lloyd (v/c), CEL Ambrose, PJL Dujon, J Garner, LR Gibbs, CG Greenidge, DL Haynes, GA Headley, JL Hendricks, MA Holding, RB Kanhai, MD Marshall, IVA Richards, AL Valentine, CA Walsh.
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