India and the West Indies will face each other on Sunday (September 27) for the first ODI of the three-match series. Greenfield International Stadium will host the series opener, with Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium and Mullanpur scheduled for the remaining two fixtures on September 30 and October 3, respectively.
Led by Shai Hope, a newly formed West Indian side will challenge the Men in Blue, who will have seasoned campaigners Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, among others.
Ahead of the blockbuster series, let’s take a look at five players who have taken the most wickets for the West Indies in the history of ODIs.
5. Ravi Rampaul - 28 Wickets
At an economy rate of 5.62, Ravi Rampaul has 28 wickets in 14 innings against India in ODIs. Of them, 21 wickets came in India, where he was in action nine times.
Criterion
Data
Innings
14
Wickets
28
Economy Rate
5.62
[Ravi Rampaul's ODI Record vs India]
Rampaul last came to India back in 2014. There, he was in action on two occasions and picked up three wickets. His best time in India came in 2011, when he took 11 wickets across three innings, including a five-wicket haul in Chennai.
4. Curtly Ambrose - 32 Wickets
Curtly Ambrose, one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, had an economy rate of just 3.23 against India. He played 15 ODIs in India; in those, he took 19 wickets. Overall, he took 13 more wickets against them in 10 more outings in this format.
Criterion
Data
Innings
25
Wickets
32
Economy Rate
3.23
[Curtly Ambrose's ODI Record Vs India]
Ambrose’s best ODI performance came in Port of Spain in 1997. There, he picked up four wickets, including the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar, Navjot Sidhu, Nayan Mongia and Sunil Joshi.
3. Carl Hooper - 36 Wickets
In this list, Carl Hooper has played the most number of ODIs against India. In 45 outings, he has taken 36 wickets, which included a four-fer during the 1997 Akai-Singer Champions Trophy in Sharjah.
In his 203 innings, Hooper has taken four-wicket hauls only three times. The other ones came against Pakistan and South Africa.
2. Viv Richards - 36 Wickets
One might be surprised to know, but yes, Viv Richards is one of the highest wicket-takers in India vs West Indies ODIs.
In fact, he has an extraordinary strike rate of 28.4 vs India in ODIs, which helped him to rank higher than Hooper despite having the same number of wickets.
Criterion
Data
Innings
22
Wickets
36
Economy Rate
4.63
[Viv Richards's ODI Record Vs India]
1. Courtney Walsh - 44 Wickets
Just like Ambrose, Courtney Walsh maintained a spectacular economy rate against India in ODIs. He had two four-wicket hauls while reaching the top of the chart for most ODI wickets for the West Indies against India.
Criterion
Data
Innings
38
Wickets
44
Economy Rate
3.24
[Courtney Walsh's ODI Record Vs India]
As mentioned above, there is no player from the current West Indies camp who is on the list. So, everyone will have a new challenge with an aim to be the part of history.
West Indies in ODIs (Source: AFP Photos)
