West Indies vs India 2019 1st Test, statistical preview: India seek to retain unbeaten run

When they take field at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua, West Indies will try to break India’s run of 17 years and 21 Tests without a single defeat against them. Ahead of the Test, here is a statistical preview.

Statistical preview (regarding India’s run)

21 Tests since West Indies had last beaten India, at Sabina Park, Kingston, in 2002. Since then they have lost 12 and drawn 9.

6300 days since West Indies last won a Test against India, home or away.

Statistical preview (others)

0.667 win-loss ratio of India against West Indies (20 wins, 30 defeats) despite their recent run. The head-to-head was 8-30 at one point. India also have a ratio of 0.667 against Australia (28 wins, 42 defeats). However, their worst record (0.553, 26 wins, 47 defeats) is against England.

1 Test for India at North Sound, in 2016. India had won the Test by an innings and 92 runs.

1.5 win-loss ratio of West Indies against India (30 wins, 20 defeats), their 3rd-best. They have won 7 and lost none against Zimbabwe, while they have a ratio of 2.5 (10 wins, 4 defeats) against Bangladesh.

2 uncapped men in the West Indian squad – Shamarh Brooks and Rahkeem Cornwall. They may add to their 317 Test caps.

3 win-loss ratio of West Indies at North Sound (3 wins, 1 defeat), their best at any ground at home and 2nd-best anywhere with a 5-Test cut-off. West Indies have won 4 and lost 1 at Trent Bridge.

4 Test hundreds for R Ashwin against West Indies, from 12 innings. In his other 81 innings, against all other nations, he does not have a single Test century.

4 Test five-wicket hauls for Ashwin against West Indies, the joint 2nd-most among Indians, along with Subhash Gupte, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, and Pragyan Ojha. Only Harbhajan Singh (5) has more.

6 wickets needed by Mohammed Shami (144) to become the 15th Indian and 110th overall to reach 150 Test wickets.

7 wickets needed by Jason Holder (93) to become the 23rd West Indian and 189th overall to 100 Test wickets. Holder will also become the 5th West Indian (after Garry Sobers, Malcolm Marshall, Carl Hooper, and Curtly Ambrose) and 69th overall to do the 1,000 run-100 wicket double (he already has 1,783 runs).

8 wickets needed by Ashwin (342) to become the 4th Indian (after Kumble, Kapil, and Harbhajan) and 25th overall to reach 350 Test wickets.

8 dismissals needed by Rishabh Pant (40 catches, 2 stumpings) to become the 10th Indian to reach 50 Test dismissals.

8 wickets needed by Ravindra Jadeja (192) to become the 10th Indian and 75th overall to reach 200 Test wickets.

28.33 difference between batting and bowling averages for Ashwin against West Indies (552 runs at 50.18, 60 wickets at 21.85), the 4th-best for anyone against a single opposition with a 500 run-50 wicket cut-off. Ashwin is behind only Sobers (57.78 against India), Ian Botham (44.24 against India), and Jacques Kallis (43.56 against West Indies).

30 wickets for Ishant Sharma in West Indies, the 4th-most for any touring bowler in the 21st century. Ishant is behind James Anderson (36), Harbhajan (36), and Brett Lee (35), which gives him a chance to top the chart.

46 Tests as Indian captain for Virat Kohli. If he leads at North Sound he will draw level with Sunil Gavaskar and Mohammad Azharuddin. Only MS Dhoni (60) and Sourav Ganguly (49) have led India in more Tests.

66 Tests needed by Muttiah Muralitharan to reach the 350-wicket mark. If Ashwin takes 8 wickets in the upcoming Test he will become joint-fastest.

95 runs needed by KL Rahul (1,905) to become the 39th Indian and 311th overall to 2,000 Test runs.