The Indian cricket team has shown its batting prowess to the whole world many times in the ODI format. Making big scores has now become the identity of Team India. Be it home ground or foreign pitch, Indian batsmen put the opposing teams under complete pressure by scoring more than 400 runs on many occasions. The list of India’s highest scores in ODI history is a clear proof of this.

India vs West Indies – Indore (2011)

India’s biggest score so far in ODI cricket has been 418/5. This feat happened on 8 December 2011 against West Indies in Indore. In this match, India batted first and kept the run rate at 8.36 and easily won the match. This innings exposed India’s aggressive thinking to the whole world.

India vs Sri Lanka – Rajkot (2009)

On 15 December 2009, India scored a huge score of 414/7 against Sri Lanka in Rajkot. At that time, it was considered very rare for any team to score more than 400 runs in this format. This innings was an example of India’s depth batting and ability to play big shots.

India vs Bermuda – Port of Spain (2007)

During the 2007 World Cup, India had scored 413/5 against Bermuda. In this match played in Port of Spain, Indian batsmen hit fours and sixes in every direction and made the match completely one-sided.

India vs Netherlands – Bengaluru (2023)

In the ODI World Cup 2023, India scored 410/4 against Netherlands in Bengaluru. This innings played in front of the home crowd further strengthened India’s dominance in the tournament. In this match, Team India maintained the run rate at 8.20.

India vs Bangladesh – Chittagong (2022)

On 10 December 2022, India made another historical record by scoring 409/8 against Bangladesh in Chittagong. Scoring more than 400 runs on foreign soil shows the maturity of India’s batting.

WTC 2025-27 Schedule: India has started the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 with a bang. Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, Team India registered its first series win in the new cycle by clean sweeping West Indies 2-0. After losing the final twice, the Indian team would like to win the trophy this time at any cost.

India at third place, Sri Lanka and Australia ahead

According to the latest points table after the win against West Indies, India has moved to third place with a win percentage of 61.90. Australia (100 percent) and Sri Lanka (66.67 percent) are currently ahead of it. The special thing is that India has played two series so far in this cycle, while many other teams are starting their campaigns. Pakistan and South Africa are currently playing their first series, while New Zealand has not played any Test yet.

India’s full schedule in WTC 2025-27

opposing team place number of matches Time

South Africa in India 2 November 2025
Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka 2 August 2026
New Zealand in New Zealand 2 October 2026
Australia in India 5 February–March 2027

There will be competition with South Africa and Australia at home

Team India will have two series on its own soil, against South Africa and Australia. The two-Test series against South Africa in November 2025 will prove to be important for the Indian players, as it can give them an edge in the race for the WTC final. After this, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be hosted by India in February-March 2027, which is considered to be the most high-voltage series of this cycle.

Tough test on foreign soil

Team India will have to go through difficult series abroad also. India will tour Sri Lanka after nine years in August 2026. In October 2026, the team will play two matches against New Zealand. This is the same ground where India has not been able to win any Test match since 2009.

India still waiting for first WTC trophy

India reached the WTC final twice (2021 and 2023) but failed to win the title. In the 2025 edition, the team was even able to qualify for the finals. Now Shubman Gill’s young team has this opportunity to create history in its third attempt.

Team India’s fast bowler Mohammad Siraj is in the best form of his career these days. Siraj won everyone’s hearts with his brilliant performance in the recently concluded Test series against West Indies. For this powerful bowling, he has been awarded the ‘Impact Player Medal’. Siraj took a total of 10 wickets in this series, which was the highest among all fast bowlers.

Siraj’s explosive bowling against West Indies

India won 2-0 in the two-match Test series against West Indies. In the first Test played in Ahmedabad, Siraj wreaked havoc on the green pitch and took 7 wickets. His precise line-length and constant pace did not allow the visiting batsmen to survive. Thanks to this brilliant bowling, India won by an innings and 140 runs.

In the second Test held in Delhi, the pitch was more helpful for spinners, yet Siraj tried his best. He bowled consistently accurately and maintained pressure on the West Indies batsmen. Siraj bowled 49 overs in the entire series, which was only slightly less than Jasprit Bumrah (51.5 overs). This shows how much confidence the captain and team management have in Siraj.

Got special respect in the dressing room

In a video released by BCCI, Siraj was given this ‘Impact Player’ medal in the dressing room by wicketkeeper N Jagadeesan. While receiving the medal, Siraj said, “To be honest, this series was very special for me. For me, taking one wicket on this Delhi pitch was like taking five wickets. When a fast bowler gets the reward for his hard work, one feels both confidence and happiness.”

Now new responsibility in Australia

As soon as the West Indies series ends, Siraj is now ready for a new challenge. He will lead the Indian bowling in the ODI series against Australia, this series will start from October 19. Jasprit Bumrah has been rested, so Siraj will have a big responsibility in this three-match series.

Team India has left for Australia on October 15, and Siraj is ready to test the opposition batsmen once again with his pace.

West Indies cricket is going through a bad phase right now, but Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir believes that very few teams have a purpose to play the game like West Indies. Gambhir also said that the ‘aim’ of the players present is to inspire the next generation. The Indian team won the 2-match Test series against the West Indies 2-0, however, in the last series of this series, the visiting team impressed and saved their team from an innings defeat. This happened only for the fourth time when India gave follow-on to a team and then the team had to bat in the fourth innings also.

India defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in Delhi and won the series 2-0. After this, West Indies head coach Darren Sammy invited Gautam Gambhir to his team’s dressing room. BCCI shared its video, Gambhir said, “When I talk about international cricket, there are many teams who play because they love the game whereas there are very few teams who have a purpose to play the game like the West Indies. You have a purpose, and that is more important than attachment and love. When I look at you, I feel that you can inspire the next generation of West Indies cricket.”

World cricket needs you- Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir said, “I know it is easy for me to stand here and talk about the performance, but I believe that you should take inspiration from the second innings of the second Test. You have a big objective of playing cricket and inspiring the next generation. Sometimes teams are looking for an objective, but they are not able to find it. But despite all the difficulties you guys face at home, the challenges you face, you have to keep a smile on your face, work hard, for the country. Playing and trying to inspire the next generation is the most important thing in West Indies cricket.”

Mentoring Masterclass ft. @GautamGambhir

The West Indies Head Coach Darren Sammy invited India’s Head Coach over to talk to the boys after the Test series and what unfolded was a pure masterclass! -By @Moulinparikh

Watch | #TeamIndia , #INDvWI , @IDFCFIRSTBank

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 14, 2025

Gautam Gambhir further said, “I want to say once, on which I have always believed. You may think that I am saying this casually but I am saying this from the heart. West Indies cricket does not need world cricket, but world cricket needs West Indies. When you wear the team jersey, remember, you have an opportunity to be special. Most of the players playing in T20 do not have this opportunity. Would.”

India defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in the second test and won the 2-match series 2-0. After the match, Team India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir came to the press conference. During this, he was seen angry at those trolling Harshit Rana, calling it shameful. Let us tell you that Harshit is trolled on social media because of getting continuous opportunities in the Indian team after mediocre performance.

Gautam Gambhir angry over trolling Harshit Rana

Gautam Gambhir said, “It is a bit shameful that you are personally targeting a 23-year-old boy. Harshit’s father is not a former chairman. It is not right that you are targeting an individual. Trolling on social media is not right and think about their mindset. Anybody’s child will play cricket, it is everyone’s moral responsibility to ensure that Indian cricket does well.”

Gambhir further said, “Don’t say anything to run your YouTube channel. If you want, target me, I can handle it but leave that kid alone and it is the same for all young stars.”

GAMBHIR ABOUT TROLLING HARSHIT RANA:

“It’s a little shameful that you are targeting a 23 year old personally – Harshit’s father is not an ex chairman. It is not fair that you target an individual. Social media trolling is just not right & imagine the mindset. Anyone’s kid will… pic.twitter.com/EcKIyCWkMU

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 14, 2025

Harshit Rana is going on Australia tour

Harshit Rana is part of the ODI and T20 series on Australia tour. Talking about 23-year-old Harshit’s international performance, he has made his debut in all three formats. He has played 2 Tests, 5 ODIs and 3 T20 matches. His economy in T20 is more than 10 (10.18), in this format he has taken 5 wickets in 3 matches. He has taken 10 wickets in 5 ODIs and 4 wickets in 2 Tests.

IND vs WI Test Series: The Indian cricket team performed brilliantly by winning the Test series against the West Indies, but what was more talked about than this victory was captain Shubman Gill’s breaking of Dhoni’s tradition. Former Indian captain MS Dhoni had started a tradition that whenever Team India won a series, the trophy was handed over to the newest player of the team. Its purpose was to increase unity in the team and confidence of new players.

Gill broke Dhoni’s tradition

After winning the 2-0 series over West Indies, BCCI shared the video of Team India’s celebration on social media. The video showed that captain Shubhman Gill took the trophy from BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla and handed it over to vice-captain Ravindra Jadeja. The fans were surprised to see this, because everyone expected that this trophy would be given to a new player, as has been happening since the time of Dhoni. Fans raised questions on social media whether Gill ended the Dhoni tradition, this was the culture of the team.

Rohit and Virat also followed this tradition

MS Dhoni had started this beautiful custom during his captaincy tenure that whenever India won a series, he used to hand over the trophy to the new player of the team. Captains like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya also continued to follow this tradition, but Gill’s move seemed different from this tradition for the first time.

However, later the video showed that after Jadeja hoisted the trophy in the air, it was handed over to N Jagadeesan. In this way the tradition was not broken, but was followed in a slightly changed form. First respect to the senior, then opportunity to the new player.

That winning feeling #TeamIndia Captain Shubman Gill receives the @IDFCFirstBank Trophy from BCCI Vice President Mr. Rajeev Shukla #INDvWI , @ShuklaRajiv , @ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/z92EYl7ed7

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 14, 2025

India’s dominance on the field

The performance of Indian players was excellent in both the test matches of the series. Batting first, India declared the innings at 518/4. Yashasvi Jaiswal (175) and captain Shubman Gill (175 not out) played excellent innings. In reply, West Indies team was reduced to 248 runs in the first innings and 390 runs in the second innings. India got the target of 121 runs, which Team India easily achieved with 7 wickets remaining. With this victory, India captured the series 2-0.

India defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in the second test played in Delhi and won the 2-match series 2-0. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav was adjudged the best player of the second test, he took 5 wickets in the first innings. He took 3 wickets in the second innings. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja received the Player of the Series award.

Ravindra Jadeja received Player of the Series award

India vs West Indies Ravindra Jadeja did not bat in the second test, but he performed effectively in bowling. He took a total of 3 wickets including both the openers (John Campbell and Tejnarine Chanderpaul) in the first innings of West Indies. Jadeja got only 1 wicket in the second innings. Jadeja was the player of the match in the first Test, scoring a century and taking 4 wickets in West Indies’ second innings.

Kuldeep Yadav the hero of the second test

Delhi’s pitch was favorable for batting, but West Indies batsmen got caught in the spin of Kuldeep Yadav in the first innings. He took 5 wickets in the first innings in the form of Alik Athanaz, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach and Justin Greaves. He took 3 wickets in the second innings of West Indies, he made Roston Chase, Tevin Imlach and Khary Pierre his victims.

Yashasvi and Shubman Gill scored centuries in the first innings.

In the second test, India, batting first, declared the innings at 518/5. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant inning of 175 runs, in which he hit 22 fours. After this, Gill also completed his century, this was his 5th Test century as captain. West Indies’ first innings was all out at 248, after which India followed on and called the visiting team back to bat.

West Indies batted well in the second innings, the team scored 390 runs with the help of centuries from John Campbell (115) and Shai Hope (103). India had a target of 121 runs to win, chasing which KL Rahul played an unbeaten half-century (58). India won the second test by 7 wickets and won the series 2-0. This is Shubman Gill’s first test series win as captain.

India defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in the second test played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. With this, Team India has won the 2-match series 2-0. In the second innings, India had a target of 121 runs to win, which the team completed within the first hour and registered victory. This is Shubman Gill’s first test series win as captain.

India declared the first innings at 518 runs. West Indies’ first innings was all out at 248, after which Team India gave follow-on to the visiting team. In the second innings, West Indies scored 390 runs and set a target of 121 runs for India to win. Chasing which, KL Rahul scored unbeaten 58 runs, he hit the winning four.

Yashasvi and Gill scored centuries in the first innings

Arun Jaitley’s pitch was favorable for batting, hence after winning the toss, Shubman Gill decided to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal completed his century on the first day, after the wicket of KL Rahul (38), Jaiswal made a partnership of 193 runs with Sai Sudarshan. Sudarshan was out after scoring 87 runs. On the second day, Jaiswal missed his double century, due to lack of coordination with Gill, he was run out after scoring 175 runs. Jaiswal hit 22 fours in this innings.

On the second day, captain Shubhman Gill also completed his century, he remained unbeaten and India declared its first innings at 518/5. Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 43 runs and Dhruv Jurel scored 44 runs.

Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets in the first innings

In the second session on the third day, West Indies’ first innings was reduced to 248 runs. Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets, he took 5 wickets in the form of Alick Athanaz, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Justin Greaves and Jayden Seales. Apart from him, Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets, he took all three wickets on the second day. Mohammad Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah got 1-1 wicket in the first innings.

India had given follow on

West Indies could not save the follow-on, after which India called West Indies to bat again. The first two wickets of the visiting team (Tejanarayan Chanderpaul and Alik Athanaz) fell at the score of 35, but after that John Campbell and Shai Hope took over the innings and made a partnership of 177 runs.

John Campbell scored 115 and Shai Hope scored 103 runs. This was Campbell’s first Test century, and he also became the first West Indies batsman to score a Test century in India since 2002. Hope scored a Test century for the first time since 2017.

India had a target of 121 to win

After the centuries of Campbell and Hope, Roston Chase and Justin Greaves also batted well and saved West Indies from innings defeat. Chase scored 40 and Greaves scored 50 runs. Jayden Seales scored 32 runs, with the help of which West Indies was able to set a target of 121 for India to win. This happened only for the fourth time in history when India gave follow on to the opposing team and then Team India had to come out to bat in the fourth innings.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 175 runs in the first innings, was out after scoring 8 runs in the second innings. After this, there was a partnership of 79 runs between KL Rahul and SAI Sudarshan, on the last day of the match Sudarshan was caught out on the ball of Roston Chase after scoring 39 runs. Shubman Gill, who came after this, also got caught out after playing a quick inning of 13 runs. KL Rahul played an unbeaten half-century (58) and hit the winning four on the second ball of the 36th over.

Today is the 5th day of the India vs West Indies second test being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, the Indian cricket team is on the threshold of winning its first Test series. In this match, India won the toss and chose to bat first. India declared its first innings at 518/5. Yashasvi Jaiswal (175) and Gill (129) played century innings. Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets for India in the first innings. West Indies’ first innings was all out at 248, after which India gave follow-on to the visiting team. In reply, West Indies set a target of 121 runs for India to win.

By the end of the fourth day’s play, India had scored 63 runs after losing 1 wicket. India’s only wicket fell in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal, he was out after scoring 8 runs. After this, KL Rahul (25) and Sai Sudarshan (30) took the innings forward and did not let the second wicket fall till the end of the day’s play. Now India has to score 58 more runs on the 5th day to win.

What happened so far in IND vs WI second test?

After winning the toss, Shubman Gill chose to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal completed his century (175) on the first day. Sai Sudarshan scored 87 runs and before that KL Rahul scored 38 runs. On the second day, Shubman Gill completed his century, Jaiswal was run out on 175. Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 43 runs and Dhruv Jurel scored 44 runs. India declared the first innings at 518/5.

West Indies’ first innings was all out at 248, Alick Athanaz (41) scored the most runs in the first innings for the visiting team. For India, Kuldeep Yadav took maximum 5 wickets, Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets. Siraj and Bumrah got 1-1 wicket. West Indies could not save the follow-on, Gill asked the visiting team to bat again.

It seemed that the result would be known on the third day of the Test, but it reached till the fifth day as John Campbell (115) and Shai Hope (103) scored centuries in the second innings of West Indies. After this, Roston Chase scored 40 and Justin Greaves scored a half-century (50). West Indies scored 390 runs in the second innings and set a target of 121 runs for India to win.

The result of the India vs West Indies second Test being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi will be out today on the 5th day, whereas at one time it seemed that the match would end on the third day itself. India is standing on the threshold of victory, by the end of the fourth day’s play, India has scored 63 runs after losing 1 wicket in the second innings. Now India needs only 58 more runs. On Monday, the fourth day of the Test, the video of a couple sitting in the audience is going viral, because when the camera panned to them, it was seen that the woman was slapping her male friend.

Woman slaps her partner!

This was during West Indies’ batting, when West Indies had scored 293 runs. At this time, 4 wickets of the team had fallen and the visiting team had a lead of 23 runs. Meanwhile, the camera went towards the audience, then it was seen that a woman was slapping her friend or partner in a fun manner. The woman did this not once or twice but several times, during which the man had placed his hand on her cheek and had a slight smile on his face. Its video is becoming very viral on social media.

Bruhhh……???

What might he have said? #INDvsWI pic.twitter.com/73rIxdPAbw

— chakr (@chkrdhr_) October 13, 2025

India standing on the threshold of victory

Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bat first. Yashasvi Jaiswal (175) and Captain Gill (129) scored centuries for India in the first innings. After this, West Indies were reduced to 248 runs in the first innings, Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets and Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets. When India asked West Indies to bat again, it seemed that the match could end on the third day itself.

John Campbell (115) and Shai Hope (103) scored centuries in the second innings for West Indies, due to the brilliant innings of both of them, West Indies avoided innings defeat. West Indies set a target of 121 runs for India. By the end of the fourth day’s play, India had scored 63 runs after losing 1 wicket. KL Rahul is playing on 25 and SAI Sudarshan is playing on 30. Now India has to score only 58 more runs to win.