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There were four centuries in West Indies' first-ever innings against India? (05 April 2002)
The West Indies played their first Test against India at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, in 1948, with both sides evenly matched on paper. The tourists boasted names like George Headley, Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes, while the home team was no less endowed with the likes of Lala Amarnath, Vinoo Mankad and Vijay Hazare in its ranks.
CR Rangachari skittled out the first three batsmen with only 27 runs on the board, but the West Indies' remarkable batting depth then came into play. Walcott (152) and Gerald Gomez (101) shared a partnership of 267 runs for the fourth wicket. After both those batsmen, as well as John Goddard, were dismissed, Weekes (128) and Robert Christiani (107) piled on more runs, helping their side to a final score of 631.
India could point to only one centurion in reply - Hemu Adhikari made 114 not out. A string of solid top-order fifties could not avoid the follow-on, however, and India batted again after making 454. The West Indies forced the home side further on the back foot by having them at 162 for six, but Adhikari and Chandu Sarwate bailed India out by successfully drawing the match.
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