The Indian cricket team toured the West Indies during the 1961–62 season to play a five-match

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series against the

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. The tour also included four tour matches against the

' 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.

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

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. The squad was announced on 16 January. Ghulam Ahmed was named the tour manager. The team members were: * Nari Contractor,

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, captain & opening batsman *

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, vice-captain & batsman * Chandu Borde,

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, batsman & leg-spin bowler *

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, right-arm fast-medium bowler *

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, batsman & left-arm spin bowler *

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, Bombay, batsman & wicket-keeper * ML Jaisimha, Hyderabad, batsman & right-arm medium-pace bowler * Budhi Kunderan,

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, batsman & wicket-keeper * Vijay Manjrekar, Rajasthan, batsman * Vijay Mehra, Railways, opening batsman * Bapu Nadkarni, Bombay, batsman & left-arm spin bowler *

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, off-break bowler *

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, Maharashtra, right-arm fast-medium bowler *

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, Bombay, opening batsman * Rusi Surti, Gujarat, batsman & left-arm medium-pace bowler *

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, Bombay, batsman and off-break bowler

Tour matches

Two-day: Trinidad Colts v Indians

Four-day: Barbados v Indians

One-day: Tobago v Indians

Test matches

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

4th Test

5th Test

References

External links

Tour home
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