Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1975–76

Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1975–76
Date 26 February – 25 April 1976
Location West Indies Cricket Board West Indies
Result West Indies won the 4-Test series 2–1
Teams
 West Indies  India
Captains
Clive Lloyd Bishan Singh Bedi
Most runs
Viv Richards (556)
Clive Lloyd (283)
Alvin Kallicharran (237)		 Sunil Gavaskar (390)
Mohinder Amarnath (279)
G Viswanath (255)
Most wickets
Michael Holding (19)
Raphick Jumadeen (9)
Andy Roberts (6)		 Chandrasekhar (21)
Bishan Singh Bedi (18)
Venkataraghavan (8)

The India national cricket team toured the West Indies during the 1975–76 cricket season. They played four Test matches against the West Indian cricket team, with the West Indies winning the series 2–1.

Test matches

1st Test

10–13 March 1976
Scorecard
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177 (54.1 overs)
Madan Lal 45
David Holford 5/23 (8.1 overs)
488/9 d. (138.5 overs)
Viv Richards 142
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 4/163 (39 overs)
214 (73 overs)
Gundappa Viswanath 62
Andy Roberts 3/51 (14 overs)
West Indies won by an innings and 97 runs
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
Umpires: SE Parris, D Sang Hue
  • India won the toss and decided to bat

2nd Test

24–29 March 1976
Scorecard
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241 (97 overs)
Viv Richards 130
Bishan Singh Bedi 5/82 (34 overs)
402/5 d. (156 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 156
Michael Holding 2/68 (27 overs)
215/8 (124 overs)
clive Lloyd 70
Bishan Singh Bedi 3/44 (36 overs)
Match drawn
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Umpires: RG Gosein, D Sang Hue
  • India won the toss and decided to field

3rd Test

7–12 April 1976
Scorecard
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359 (109.2 overs)
Viv Richards 177
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 6/120 (32.2 overs)
228 (102.4 overs)
Madan Lal 42
Michael Holding 6/65 (26.4 overs)
271/6 d. (104.3 overs)
Alvin Kallicharran 103
srinivas Venkataraghavan 3/65 (30.3 overs)
406/4 (147 overs)
Gundappa Viswanath 112
Raphick Jumadeen 2/70 (41 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Umpires: RG Gosein, CF Vyfhuis
  • West Indies won the toss and decided to bat

4th Test

21–25 April 1976
Scorecard
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306/6 d. (104.2 overs)
Anshuman Gaekwad 81
Michael Holding 4/82 (28 overs)
391 (140.3 overs)
Roy Fredericks 82
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 5/153 (42 overs)
97 (26.2 overs)
Mohinder Amarnath 60
Michael Holding 3/35 (7.2 overs)
13/0 (1.5 overs)
Roy Fredericks 6
Madan Lal 0/5 (1 overs)
West Indies won by 10 wickets
Sabina Park, Kingston
Umpires: RG Gosein, D Sang Hue
  • West Indies won the toss and decided to field

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