Indian cricket team in West Indies in 2006

Infobox_Cricket_series_begin
series_name = India in West Indies in 2006
team1_

team1_name = India
team2_
| team2_name = West Indies
from_date = 16 May
to_date = 4 July 2006
team1_captain = Rahul Dravid
team2_captain = Brian Lara
Infobox_Cricket_series_tests
no_of_tests = 4
team1_tests_won = 1
team2_tests_won = 0
team1_tests_most_runs = Rahul Dravid (496)
team2_tests_most_runs = Daren Ganga (344)
team1_tests_most_wickets = Anil Kumble (23)
team2_tests_most_wickets = Corey Collymore (15)
player_of_test_series = Rahul Dravid

Infobox_Cricket_series_ODI
no_of_ODIs = 5
team1_ODIs_won = 1
team2_ODIs_won = 4
team1_ODIs_most_runs = Virender Sehwag (237)
team2_ODIs_most_runs = Ramnaresh Sarwan (273)
team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Ajit Agarkar (9)
team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Dwayne Bravo (8)
player_of_ODI_series = Ramnaresh Sarwan

India toured West Indies during the 2006 International cricket season. India were ranked highly above West India 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 hadn't won in West Indies for 35 years, but India beat 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" [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wivind/content/current/story/248856.html Defeat is part of the learning curve - Holding] , by Michael Holding, published by Cricinfo on 30 May 2006] .

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India won the toss and captain Rahul Dravid elected to field first, after five overs were cut off each side's innings due to heavy overnight rain. West Indies hit 251 runs for 6 wickets, with Chris Gayle contributing nearly half the total, 123, before he was out with five overs remaining to Ajit Agarkar, who got the most wickets for India, claiming two for 38. However, India also had an opener contributing a century, with Rahul Dravid bringing up his hundred in 99 balls, eventually ending with 105 off 102. Dravid paired up with Mohammad Kaif to add 123 for the fourth wicket, before Dwayne Bravo had Dravid caught, leaving India with 43 to get from the last 37 balls; with two fours and a six from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and Kaif hitting 16 off his last 16 deliveries, India made it to the target with a ball to spare.

econd ODI (20 May)

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