| India in West Indies in 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| India | West Indies | ||
| Dates | 16 May – 4 July 2006 | ||
| Captains | Rahul Dravid | Brian Lara | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 4-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Rahul Dravid (497) | Daren Ganga (344) | |
| Most wickets | Anil Kumble (23) | Corey Collymore (15) | |
| Player of the series | Rahul Dravid (Ind) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Virender Sehwag (237) | Ramnaresh Sarwan (273) | |
| Most wickets | Ajit Agarkar (9) | Dwayne Bravo (8) | |
| Player of the series | Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI) | ||
India toured the West Indies during the 2006 international cricket season. India were ranked highly above the West Indies in both the ICC Test Championship as well as the ICC ODI Championship but the latter team had the favour of beating Zimbabwe 5–0 in a series of One Day International matches earlier in the month. West Indies eventually emerged as winners of this ODI series, taking it 4–1 after losing the first match in the final over.
India had not won a Test series in the West Indies for 35 years, but India defeated the West Indies 1–0 in the Test series. Rahul Dravid, the Indian squad captain, was awarded the Man of the Series award for his performance.
Former West Indian fast bowler and commentator, Michael Holding, said between the ODIs and Tests that the West Indies ODI series win was an event that "nobody had foreseen".[1]
- ^ Defeat is part of the learning curve – Holding, by Michael Holding, published by ESPNcricinfo on 30 May 2006