India has beaten only two series. It's an amazing statistic given how progressively difficult India have become to defeat at home. Only South Africa have beaten India in a Test at home in more than five years, yet a whitewash has barely ever been a thought in recent times. A mix of flat tracks and slow starts has denied India complete domination even while being kings of their castle.
In this series against West Indies, though, India overcame the slow start in Delhi and the flat track in Kolkata. They now stand on the cusp of that indefinable whitewash, just like they did in 2002-03 against the same opponents, the last time India went into the last Test with the opportunity of a clean sweep. India fell behind in that Eden Gardens Test back then, and Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman forced a draw on the final day.
They won't want to leave the job unfinished this time. When West Indies went to Pakistan in 1997-98, they had been whitewashed only once, that too in their first series, back in 1928. In less than 14 years since that Pakistan tour, they have added six to that tally. Times have been worried, but West Indies have gone six years without getting whitewashed. They will need their best cricket to avoid another.
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In this series against West Indies, though, India overcame the slow start in Delhi and the flat track in Kolkata. They now stand on the cusp of that indefinable whitewash, just like they did in 2002-03 against the same opponents, the last time India went into the last Test with the opportunity of a clean sweep. India fell behind in that Eden Gardens Test back then, and Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman forced a draw on the final day.
They won't want to leave the job unfinished this time. When West Indies went to Pakistan in 1997-98, they had been whitewashed only once, that too in their first series, back in 1928. In less than 14 years since that Pakistan tour, they have added six to that tally. Times have been worried, but West Indies have gone six years without getting whitewashed. They will need their best cricket to avoid another.
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