Archive · 1 Oct 2025
India vs. West Indies: 2018 Series Recap Before Upcoming Test
Before their upcoming match, it's interesting to look back at the last time India and West Indies played a test series in India.
In 2018, India, led by Virat Kohli, won both matches against the West Indies.
India's Prithvi Shaw was the top scorer.
Key players from that series are no longer playing for India.
This upcoming series marks seven years since the West Indies played a test series on Indian soil.
West Indies will begin a two-match Test series against India on October 2.
The upcoming series marks West Indies' first red-ball series on Indian soil since October 2018.
In 2018, India, captained by Virat Kohli, won the series 2-0.
Prithvi Shaw was India's top scorer in the 2018 series with 237 runs.
Umesh Yadav took 10 wickets in the 2018 series.
- Who
- India and West Indies
- What
- Test Cricket Series
- When
- October 2018
- Where
- India
- Why
- Series Play
- Event
- India vs. West Indies Test Series
- Venue
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- India Captain (2018)
- Virat Kohli
- West Indies Captain (2018)
- Kraigg Brathwaite
- Series Result (2018)
- India won 2-0
- India's Top Scorer (2018)
- Prithvi Shaw (237 runs)
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