C) Teams players’ performances head-to-head in Test
- West Indian batsmen vs Indian batsmen in West Indies (Test matches played – 45): Total runs scored by West Indian batsmen – 21,954 (average – 35.07); Centuries by West Indian batsmen – 54; Half-centuries by West Indian batsmen – 98; Ducks (dismissed on 0) by West Indian batsmen – 73; Highest individual score in an innings by a West Indian batsman – 237 by Sir Frank Worrell at Kingston in 1953.
Total runs scored by Indian batsmen – 20,295 (average – 29.88); Centuries by Indian batsmen – 37; Half-centuries by Indian batsmen – 102; Ducks (dismissed on 0) by Indian batsmen – 93; Highest individual score in an innings by an Indian batsman – 220 by Sunil Gavaskar at Port of Spain in 1971.
- West Indian bowlers vs Indian bowlers in West Indies (Test matches played – 45): Wickets taken by West Indian bowlers – 652 (average – 31.75); No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by West Indian bowlers – 27; No. of times 10-wicket haul in a Test match by West Indian bowlers – 2; Best bowling performance in an innings by a West Indian bowler – 9/95 by Jack Noreiga at Port of Spain in 1971; Best bowling performance in a Test match by a West Indian bowler – 11/89 by Malcolm Marshall at Port of Spain in 1989
Wickets taken by Indian bowlers – 595 (average – 37.44); No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by Indian bowlers – 24; No. of times 10-wicket haul in a Test match by Indian bowlers – 1; Best bowling performance in an innings by an Indian bowler – 7/162 by Subhash Gupte at Port of Spain in 1953; Best bowling performance in a Test match by an Indian bowler – 10/108 by Ishant Sharma at Bridgetown in 2011
- West Indian pacers vs Indian pacers in West Indies: Wickets taken by West Indian pacers – 457 (average – 28.65); No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by West Indian pacers – 19; No. of times 10-wicket haul in a Test match by West Indian pacers – 2; Best bowling performance in an innings by a West Indian pacer – 6/49 by Sir Wes Hall at Kingston in 1962; Best bowling performance in a Test match by a West Indian pacer – 11/89 by Malcolm Marshall at Port of Spain in 1989
Wickets taken by Indian pacers – 231 (average – 37.19); No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by Indian pacers – 6; No. of times 10-wicket haul in a Test match by Indian pacers – 1; Best bowling performance in an innings by an Indian pacer – 6/55 by Ishant Sharma at Bridgetown in 2011; Best bowling performance in a Test match by an Indian pacer – 10/108 by Ishant Sharma at Bridgetown in 2011
- West Indian spinners vs Indian spinners in West Indies: Wickets taken by West Indian spinners – 146 (average – 40.41); No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by West Indian spinners – 7; No. of times 10-wicket haul in a Test match by West Indian spinners – 0; Best bowling performance in an innings by a West Indian spinner – 9/95 by Jack Noreiga at Port of Spain in 1971; Best bowling performance in a Test match by a West Indian spinner – 9/63 by Lance Gibbs at Bridgetown in 1962
Wickets taken by Indian spinners – 349 (average – 37.32); No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by Indian spinners – 17; No. of times 10-wicket haul in a Test match by Indian spinners – 0; Best bowling performance in an innings by an Indian spinner – 7/162 by Subhash Gupte at Port of Spain in 1953; Best bowling performance in a Test match by an Indian spinner – 8/126 by Bishan Singh Bedi at Port of Spain in 1976.
- West Indian all-round bowlers vs Indian all-round bowlers in West Indies: Wickets taken by West Indian all-round bowlers – 49 (average – 34.93); No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by West Indian all-round bowlers – 1; No. of times 10-wicket haul in a Test match by West Indian all-round bowlers – 0; Best bowling performance in an innings by a West Indian all-round bowler – 5/63 by Sir Garry Sobers at Kingston in 1962 ; Best bowling performance in a Test match by a West Indian all-round bowler – 6/50 by Sir Garry Sobers at Port of Spain in 1962
Wickets taken by Indian all-round bowlers – 15 (average -43.93); No. of times 5-wicket haul in an innings by Indian all-round bowlers – 1; No. of times 10-wicket haul in a Test match by Indian all-round bowlers – 0; Best bowling performance in an innings by an Indian all-round bowler – 5/64 by Dattu Phadkar at Bridgetown in 1953; Best bowling performance in a Test match by an Indian all-round bowler – 7/88 by Dattu Phadkar at Bridgetown in 1953
[Note: “All-round bowlers” refers to those kind of bowlers who have equally skilled in both types (as a pacer and as a spinner) of bowling.]