Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1961–62
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Date | 16 February – 18 April 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result | West Indies won 5-Test series 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The India cricket team toured the West Indies during the 1961–62 season to play a five-match Test series against the West Indies. The tour also included four tour matches against the West Indies' first-class sides. The West Indies won the Test series 5–0. In the total of 12 games that India played, they won two, lost six and drew four.[1]
Touring party[]
Nari Contractor, who was leading the India side during England's 1961–62 Asia tour, was again named captain on 11 January 1962 for the tour of the Caribbean by the BCCI.[2] The squad was announced on 16 January. Ghulam Ahmed was named the tour manager.[3]
The team members were:[4]
- Nari Contractor, Gujarat, captain & opening batsman
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Delhi, vice-captain & vice-captain
- Chandu Borde, Baroda, all-rounder
- Ramakant Desai, Bombay, fast medium bowler
- Salim Durani, Rajasthan, left arm spin bowler
- Farokh Engineer, Bombay, wicket-keeper
- ML Jaisimha, Hyderabad, all-rounder
- Budhi Kunderan, Railways, wicket-keeper
- Vijay Manjrekar, Rajasthan, batsman
- Vijay Mehra, Railways, opening batsman
- Bapu Nadkarni, Bombay, all-rounder
- EAS Prasanna, Mysore, off break bowler
- Vasant Ranjane, Maharashtra, fast medium bowler
- Dilip Sardesai, Bombay, batsman
- Rusi Surti, Gujarat, all-rounder
- Polly Umrigar, Bombay, all-rounder
Tour matches[]
Two-day: Trinidad Colts v Indians[]
Four-day: Barbados v Indians[]
16–19 March 1962
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394 (123.3 overs)
Anthony King 89 EAS Prasanna 4/158 (44 overs) |
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- Barbados won the toss and elected to bat.
One-day: Tobago v Indians[]
31 March
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Tobago
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Chandu Borde 48
A Knox 4/84 |
A Knox 21
Chandu Borde 3/40 |
- Tobago won the toss and decided to field.
Test matches[]
1st Test[]
16–20 February
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15/0 (1.4 overs)
Conrad Hunte 10 |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jackie Hendriks and Charlie Stayers (WI) made their Test debuts.
- 18 February was a rest day.
2nd Test[]
7–12 March
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ivor Mendonca and Willie Rodriguez (WI) made their Test debut.
- 11 March was a rest day.
- Wes Hall (WI) reached 100 wickets in Tests.[5]
3rd Test[]
23–28 March
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- David Allan (WI) made his Test debut.
- Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Ind) became the youngest player to captain a side in Tests (at 21 years, 77 days), before Tatenda Taibu broke his record in 2004.[6]
- 25 March was a rest day.
4th Test[]
5th Test[]
13–18 April
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lester King (WI) made his Test debut.
- 15 April was a rest day.
References[]
- ^ "India in West Indies, 1961-62". Wisden. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Contractor To Lead India In W. Indies". The Indian Express. 12 January 1962.
- ^ "Prasanna To Make His First Tour Abroad". The Indian Express. 17 January 1962. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "India to West Indies 1961-62". test-cricket-tours.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Second Test Match, West Indies v India". Wisden. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Taibu becomes youngest captain in Test cricket". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
External links[]
- Tour home at ESPN Cricinfo
- India in West Indies 1961/62 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
Categories:
- 1962 in Indian cricket
- 1962 in West Indian cricket
- Indian cricket tours of the West Indies
- International cricket competitions from 1960–61 to 1970
- West Indian cricket seasons from 1945–46 to 1969–70