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Antigua: Indian cricketers played for about two months in the IPL before embarking on a short tour to Zimbabwe where they played ODIs and T20s.
India's test ranking has long been based on their formidable home form but the side aim to impress new coach Anil Kumble by showing they can adapt to conditions outside the subcontinent in a four-test against West Indies starting in at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua on Thursday.
For the hosts, however, the task is more straightforward -- simply proving they can still be competitive in the long form of the game.
Since last touring West Indies in 2011, when they ground out a 1-0 test series victory in three match series, India have lost six consecutive series outside of Asia – two each in England and Australia and one each in South Africa and New Zealand.
Their record in that time is one win, 15 defeats and five draws. That does not include a 2-1 series victory in nearby Sri Lanka last year, where conditions are typically similar to those encountered at home.
Former leg-spinner Kumble was recently appointed head coach of the Indians, who are second behind Australia in the test rankings, after pitching a plan to fix that miserable away record.
And while he has already moved to tighten discipline, introducing a fine of $50 for being late, he shies away from being branded a strict disciplinarian.
While West Indies excel in the Twenty20 format, they are eighth of ten nations in the test rankings, ahead only of minnows Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Kumble has stressed his team must demonstrate patience throughout the series, a sentiment shared by West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite.
Teams from:
West Indies: Jason Holder (captain), Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Jermaine Blackwood, Marlon Samuels, Carlos Brathwaite, Rajendra Chandrika, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Leon Johnson, Devendra Bishoo
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Lokesh Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Stuart Binny, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav
Match facts
21-25 July 2016
Start time 10:00 local (14:00 GMT, 7.30pm IST)
