Windies v India 2017 – Statistical Preview

Coming from a disastrous loss against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final, India will be taking on an inexperienced Windies in a 5-match ODI series in the Caribbean Islands. The home side, who survived from a series loss recently against Afghanistan will be trying to put on their best efforts to improve their recent record over the Indians which will help them to grab few big points to help their direct qualification for the 2019 World Cup.

Ahead of the series, we look at some of the key numbers and records related to the series.

0.636 – India’s win-loss ratio in ODI cricket in Windies is their 2nd lowest win-loss ratio in any country in this format where they played more than 5 ODIs. India has won only 14 out of the 37 ODIs they played in Windies and lost 22.

9.7 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s bowling average of 9.7 in ODIs on Windies soil; the 3rd best for anyone who has taken 10 or more wickets in Windies. Bhuvneshwar has taken 10 wickets in 4 games there including career best of 4/8.

18 – Wickets Umesh Yadav has taken against Windies so far in ODI cricket; the most for him against any opponent in the format. Umesh has taken those 18 wickets in just 9 ODIs at an average of 22.38.

29 – Wickets Ravindra Jadeja has taken against West Indies in ODIs; the 2nd most by him against any opposition in this format. He averages 25.13 in 17 ODIs and has taken his only 5-fer in ODIs against them.

34.70 – Virat Kohli’s batting average in ODIs in Windies; the lowest for him in any country. Kohli has scored 347 runs in 10 ODI innings in WI with two fifties and a century.

41 – Ravichandran Ashwin’s ODI bowling average in Windies; the 2nd lowest for him in any country where he has played at least 5 ODIs. Ashwin has taken 7 wickets in the 7 ODIs he has played so far in Windies.

131 – Yuvraj Singh’s 131 against West Indies in 2009 at Kingston is the highest individual score in ODIs by an Indian in Windies. Including Yuvraj, only four players managed to score an ODI century in Windies.

1143 – Runs Virat Kohli has scored against West Indies in ODIs; the 2nd most by him against any opposition in this format. Kohli averages 57.15 against them and has scored 3 centuries and 8 fifties.