99 and counting: Five memorable Tests featuring West Indies and India
The West Indies and India have played 99 Test matches against each other since their first clash in 1948 and both sides have enjoyed prolonged periods of dominance.
It was the Caribbean side that enjoyed the majority of success early in the match-up, while it has been all India in recent times with the West Indies' most recent series triumph way back in 2002.
But despite the recent dominance swayed heavily towards Rohit Sharma's side, they still sit last in the overall scoreboard, with the two teams having played out 46 draws over the years and the West Indies leading the way with 30 wins in comparison to just 23 for India.
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Ahead of the 100th Test meeting between the two combatants, we look back at five memorable Tests the teams have played against each other.
1. Fifth Test 1983 (Eden Gardens) - Clive Lloyd trumps Kapil Dev in battle of the star skippers
The last time West Indies had visited India prior to this six-match series was when they lost the series 1-0 back in 1978/79 and Clive Lloyd's men obviously had a point to prove this time around.
They cruised to victory in the first Test in Kanpur and then did similar in the third Test in Ahmedabad, but a pair of draws either side of these results meant the series was still on the line when the teams travelled to Eden Gardens for the decisive fifth Test of a long two-month Test tour.
India's first innings score of 240 on the back of a quickfire 69 from skipper Kapil Dev didn’t look too bad on paper, but West Indies counterpart Lloyd produced an even better knock when compiling 161 in reply as the visitors posted 377 and a handy 137-run advantage.
Pace duo Malcolm Marshall (6/37) and Michael Holding (3/29) must have had plans for the fifth day as they combined for nine wickets as India were skittled for just 90 in their second innings and West Indies registered yet another comprehensive victory to clinch the series.
2. Third Test 1997 (Bridgetown) - India collapse with victory line in sight
India hadn't won a Test series in the West Indies since 1971, but an inspired performance with the ball from pacers Venkatesh Prasad and Abey Kuruvilla left the Asian side on the cusp of a famous win with just 120 to chase down for victory on the fourth day of the third Test in Barbados.
With a batting line-up consisting of a young VVS Laxman, impregnable duo Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly, skipper Sachin Tendulkar and the experienced Mohammad Azharuddin it should have been a formality, but they didn't count on an unusually grassy wicket at Kensington Oval causing nightmares for their batters.
Pace trio Ian Bishop (4/22), Curtly Ambrose (3/36) and Franklyn Rose (3/19) tore through the Indian batting order much to the joy of the vocal Barbadian crowd, with Laxman (19) the only batter able to score in double figures as West Indies recorded a decisive triumph that helped them win the series.
3. Fifth Test 2002 (Kingston) - Chanderpaul stands tall as West Indies face end of an era
You have to go back to 21 years to find the last time the West Indies prevailed in a Test series against India and it wasn't confirmed until the morning of the fifth and final day of the fifth and final Test of the series that the Caribbean side confirmed their 2-1 series triumph.
Left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul was so often India's nemesis and the ICC Hall of Famer was yet again among the runs at Sabina Park as he scored half centuries in both innings to help the West Indies set the visitors an unlikely victory target of 408.
While Sachin Tendulkar (86) battled valiantly to keep his side in it, the West Indies' bowling attack - missing the majority of their fearsome fast bowlers of the previous era - finally got the job done, much to the delight of the vociferous Jamaican crowd.
4. Fourth Test 2006 (Kingston) - Kumble fires as India break 35-year drought in style
Sabina Park in Jamaica was once again the venue as India broke a 35-year drought to win their first series in the Caribbean since 1971 when the Rahul Dravid-captained side prevailed in a three-day contest in 2006.
West Indies were set just 269 for victory in the fourth and final Tests that had been dominated by the batters and with Brian Lara still at the crease the hosts still had hopes of pulling off a remarkable run chase.
Munaf Patel got the key scalp of Lara for 11 and legendary India spinner Anil Kumble picked up six wickets of his own as the West Indies fell 49 runs short of the win and provided the visitors with much reason to celebrate.
5. First Test 2016 (Antigua) - Kohli claims record from Azharuddin
Virat Kohli has achieved plenty throughout his long and distinguished career and one record he still maintains is courtesy of the superb double century he made during the first Test against the West Indies when he was captain of India in 2016.
Kohli's innings of 200 remains the highest score made by an India captain in a Test match away from home - eight runs more than the 192 Mohammad Azharuddin managed against New Zealand in Auckland in 1990 - and it helped set the tone for another easy Test triumph for his side.
With Ravichandran Ashwin scoring a century of his own and chipping in with brilliant figures of 7/83 in the West Indies' second innings, India went on to record a comfortable victory by an innings and 92 runs that set them on their way for a 2-0 series success.
