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Rested from the Asia Cup in Dubai, Indian captain Virat Kohli would want to get back into usual business as he would lead his side against a visiting West Indies team in a two-match Test series beginning on October 4.
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Having enjoyed a productive time with the bat in England, Kohli finds himself close to achieving another milestone. With 502 runs to his name, the 29-year old stands just 37 runs short of surpassing former skipper Mohammad Azharuddin, who had amassed 539 runs against the West Indies. Kohli had earlier gone past his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni who had scored 476 runs against the West Indies.
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He averages just 38.61 against the West Indies-his worst batting average as compared to his numbers against other Test-playing sides.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar leads the list with a whopping 2,746 runs against the Caribbean side. The next two in line are Rahul Dravid (1,978 runs) and VVS Laxman (1,715 runs).
Kohli also needs 79 more runs to reach the 3,000 -run mark at home and would be the 11th Indian batsman to do so.
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The Saurashtra Cricket Association stadium in Rajkot would play hosts to the first Test between India and the West Indies on October 4. The second Test would be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium in Hyderabad on October 12.
Following the Test series, both these sides would compete in ODI action in a five-match series getting underway from October 21 and would continue till November 1. The three-match T2OI series would be played on November 4, 6 and 11.
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