The Indian cricket team is unarguably one of the best teams in any format. Indian team has produced some of the most incredible batters in every form of the game. On the other hand, West Indies is known for producing many great fast bowlers, especially in test matches, which makes their matchup interesting. So, in this article, we will discuss ' Best Knock by Indian Batters against West Indies in Test Match'.
1. Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar, nicknamed Little Master, was one of the best players from India, with more than handy batting at the top of the order. In a game against West Indies in the 1971 Test Series, batting in 3rd innings, India piled up 427 runs on a road of a pitch, with Sunil Gavaskar smacking a double century. With the score reading 11-1, Gavaskar stitched together a 148-run stand with Ajit Wadekar. In his knock, where he spent nearly 8 hours, he smashed 22 boundaries, scoring 220 runs. Notably, this game ended in a draw.
2. Wasim Jaffer
Wasim Jaffer was one of the best players from India, with more than handy batting at the top of the order. In a game against West Indies in the 2006 Test Series, batting in 3rd innings, India piled up 521 runs on a road of a pitch, with Wasim Jaffer smacking a double century. With the score reading 147-2, Jaffer stitched together a 203-run stand with Rahul Dravid. In his 399-ball knock, where he spent nearly 8 hours, he smashed 24 boundaries and a gigantic six, scoring 212 runs. Notably, this game ended in a draw.
3. Navjot Sidhu
Navjot Sidhu was one of the best players from India, with more than handy batting at the top of the order. In a game against West Indies in the 1997 Test Series, batting in 2nd innings, India piled up 436 runs on a road of a pitch, with Navjot Sidhu smacking a double century. With the score reading 0-1, Sidhu stitched together a 171-run stand with Rahul Dravid. In his 491-ball knock, where he spent nearly 11 hours, he smashed 19 boundaries and a gigantic six, scoring 201 runs. Notably, this game ended in a draw.
4. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is one of the best players from India, with more than handy batting at the top of the order. In a game against West Indies in the 2016 Test Series, batting in 1st innings, India piled up 566 runs on a road of a pitch, with Virat Kohli smacking a double century. With the score reading 236-4, Kohli stitched together a 168-run stand with Ravichandran Ashwin. In his 283-ball knock, where he spent nearly 6 hours, he smashed 24 boundaries and a gigantic six, scoring 200 runs. Notably, this came in a winning cause.
5. Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag was one of the best players from India, with more than handy batting at the top of the order. In a game against West Indies in the 2006 Test Series, batting in 1st innings, India piled up 588 runs on a road of a pitch, with Virender Sehwag smacking a century. With the score reading 161-2, Sehwag stitched together a 139-run stand with Rahul Dravid. In his 190-ball knock, where he spent nearly 5 hours, he smashed 20 boundaries and two gigantic sixes, scoring 180 runs. Notably, this game ended in a draw.
6. Gundappa Vishwanath
Gundappa Vishwanath was one of the best players from India, with more than handy batting at the top of the order. In a game against West Indies in the 1979 Test Series, batting in 1st innings, India piled up 644 runs on a road of a pitch, with Gundappa Vishwanath smacking a century. With the score reading 221-3, Vishwanath stitched together a 172-run stand with Anshuman Gaekwad. In his knock, where he spent nearly 7 hours, he smashed 14 boundaries, scoring 179 runs. Notably, this game ended in a draw.
7. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar, nicknamed Master Blaster, was unarguably one of the best players from India, with more than handy batting at the top of the order. In a game against West Indies in the 1994 Test Series, batting in 1st innings, India piled up 546 runs on a road of a pitch, with Sachin Tendulkar smacking a century. With the score reading 49-2, Sachin stitched together a 177-run stand with Navjot Sidhu. In his knock, where he spent nearly 7 hours, he smashed 24 boundaries and a gigantic six, scoring 179 runs. Notably, this game ended in a draw.
8. Polly Umrigar
Polly Umrigar was unarguably one of the best players from India, with more than handy off-spin bowling. In a game against West Indies in the 1962 Test Series, batting in 3rd innings, India piled up 422 runs on a road of a pitch, with Polly Umrigar smacking a century. With the score reading 278-8, Umrigar stitched together a 93-run stand with Bapu Nadkarni. In his knock, where he spent nearly 4 hours, he scored 172 runs. Notably, this came in a losing cause.
9. KL Rahul
KL Rahul is unarguably one of the best players from India, with more than handy batting at the top of the order. In a game against West Indies in the 2016 Test Series, batting in 2nd innings, India piled up 500 runs on a road of a pitch, with KL Rahul smacking a century. With the score reading 87-1, Rahul stitched together a 121-run stand with Cheteshwar Pujara. In his 303-ball knock, where he spent nearly 7 hours, he smashed 15 boundaries and three gigantic sixes, scoring 158 runs. Notably, this game ended in a draw.
10. MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni was unarguably one of the best players from India, with more than handy wicketkeeping skills. In a game against West Indies in the 2011 Test Series, batting in 1st innings India, piled up 631 runs on a road of a pitch, with MS Dhoni smacking a century. With the score reading 396-6, Dhoni stitched together a 224-run stand with VVS Laxman. In his 175-ball knock, where he spent nearly 3 hours, he smashed 10 boundaries and five gigantic sixes, scoring 144 runs. Notably, this came in a winning cause.
