Carl Hooper Carl Hooper is the West Indies' captain. He started playing Test cricket back in 1987-88, and averages over 50 against India. Here he tells us how he's going to combat the Indian batsmen. Ashok Mankad Ashok Mankad, the son of the great Indian allrounder Vinoo, played 22 Tests for India between 1969-70 and 1977-78, opening the innings with Sunil Gavaskar in many of them. Here he explains why he is confident of an Indian series win. Michael Holding Michael Holding was a master of fast bowling and is now a master of the microphone. He took 249 Test wickets at just over 23 apiece. Here he looks back on his own memories of playing India. Ayaz Memon Ayaz Memon is a journalist with the Times of India, who has been watching West Indies since the mid-1960s. Here he talks about the impact past West Indies sides made on Indian and world cricket - but why the current team will struggle. Rajan Bala Rajan Bala writes for The Asian Age. He insists if India get the right balance to their team they should have no problems beating West Indies. Roger Binny Roger Binny was an allrounder for India from 1979-80 to 1987-88, and played a key role in their World Cup win in 1983. He thinks a lack of experienced batting and quick bowling spells trouble for West Indies. Tony Cozier Tony Cozier, the respected West Indian TV commentator remembers the West Indian tour of India in 1974-75, and the influence that new captain Clive Lloyd had on the younger players. Gundappa Viswanath Gundappa Viswanath was a stylish batsman for India from 1969-70 to 1982-83. Here he reveals how he prepared himself mentally before facing the fearsome West Indian quick bowlers. Ajit Wadekar Ajit Wadekar played for India from 1966-67 to 1974, and captained the side that won the 1970-71 series in West Indies. He picks out the factors that could help India win this series. Live webcast of series Team pages West Indies India Great matches Trinidad 2001-02 Bridgetown 1996-97 Madras 1987-88 Port-of-Spain 1975-76 Port-of-Spain 1970-71 Bridgetown 1961-62 World Cup final 1983 Delhi 1948-49 Key players Sachin Tendulkar Shivnarine Chanderpaul Rahul Dravid Carl Hooper Sourav Ganguly Ramnaresh Sarwan Anil Kumble Harbhajan Singh Past greats Sunil Gavaskar Garry Sobers Gundappa Viswanath Alvin Kallicharran Bishan Bedi Wes Hall Mohinder Amarnath Farokh Engineer Viv Richards

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