| Series: | West Indies cricket team in India in 1983–84 (Revenge Series)[1] |
| Date: | 4 October – 31 December 1983 |
| Place: |  India |
| Result: | West Indies won the 6-Test series 3–0 West Indies won the ODI series 5-0 |
| Captain1: | Clive Lloyd |
| Captain2: | Kapil Dev |
| Runs1: | Clive Lloyd (497) Gordon Greenidge (411) Jeff Dujon (367) |
| Runs2: | Sunil Gavaskar (505) Dilip Vengsarkar (425) Ravi Shastri (336) |
| Wickets1: | Malcolm Marshall (33) Michael Holding (30) Wayne Daniel (14) Winston Davis (14) |
| Wickets2: | Kapil Dev (29) Ravi Shastri (12) Maninder Singh (10) |
| Player Of Series: | Kapil Dev Malcolm Marshall |
The West Indies cricket team embarked on a tour of India in 1983–84 following their surprise defeat to India in 1983 World Cup. Captained by Clive Lloyd, the West Indies played six Test matches against India as well as five ODI in addition to other first class matches. The series also known as Revenge Series [1] [2] ended with West Indies winning three tests and winning all the five ODIs. The series displayed Indian batsmen struggling to play against the West Indies pace attack. In most of the matches India lost about 4-5 wickets even before reaching 50 runs. The disastrous 3-0 loss was the widest ever margin of defeat on home soil.[3] Despite the poor performance of Indian players, India did manage to create some records in this series. Kapil Dev produced his career best innings spell in this series of 9 wickets in an innings for 83 runs[4] and Gavaskar scored his career best 236 not out in this series.[1] [5] [6] [7] This knock of 236 runs not out took him past Donald Bradman's record of 29 test hundreds and Vinoo Mankad's record score of 231.[8] [9]
There were various other highlights in these series. In the 5th Test, the crowds upset with India's poor performance blamed Sunil Gavaskar and he was pelted with stones and rotten fruits.[10] The first ODI of this series played at Srinagar was the first ever international match played there. The host team was constantly booed by a section of the crowd. There were protests by separatists who dug up the pitch during the lunch break.[11] This series saw debuts by Richie Richardson, Roger Harper, Chetan Sharma, Navjot Sidhu and Raju Kulkarni. Andy Roberts and Yashpal Sharma went into retirement after playing their last matches in this series. The third Test at Gujarat Stadium in Ahmedabad was the first test match ever played on this ground.[12] After the sixth Test, total wickets taken by Malcolm Marshall was 33 wickets which equalled the West Indian record for most wickets in a series. In the same Test, Winston Davis was struck by a missile thrown by a spectator which led to captain Clive Lloyd pulling out his team back to pavilion. The match was resumed only after Lloyd received assurances from the state Governor that security would be increased.[13]
| Date | Match, venue | Results, Highlights | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct – 25 Oct | West Indies won by an innings and 83 runs. | ||
| 29 Oct – 3 Nov | 2nd Test, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | Match ended in a draw. Yashpal Sharma's last Test match | |
| 12 Nov – 16 Nov | West Indies won by 138 runs. Career best performance by Kapil Dev. 9 wickets for 83 runs in a single innings. Test debut by Sidhu. Gursharan Singh who substituted for Roger Binny took four catches, becoming the first substitute to do so. | ||
| 24 Nov – 29 Nov | 4th Test, Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | Match ended in a draw. Test debut by Richie Richardson. | |
| 10 Dec – 14 Dec | 5th Test Eden Gardens, Calcutta | West Indies won by an innings and 46 runs. Test debut by Roger Harper. | |
| 24 Dec – 29 Dec | 6th Test M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras | Match ended in a draw. Career best 236 not out by Sunil Gavaskar. Last test match of Andy Roberts. |
In the Indian second innings, six batsman scored just one run each.[14]
| Match | Date | Venue | Results, Highlights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | 13 Oct 1983 | First international match at Srinagar.[15] West Indies won by 28 runs. West Indies innings was cut short by a dust storm and bad light | ||
| 2nd ODI | 9 Nov 1983 | West Indies won by 4 wickets | ||
| 3rd ODI | 1 Dec 1983 | West Indies won by 8 wickets. | ||
| 4th ODI | 7 Dec 1983 | West Indies won by 104 runs. ODI debut by Chetan Sharma.Highest partnership in India by West Indies 221, made by Vivian Richards and Gordon Greenidge | ||
| 5th ODI | 17 Dec 1983 | West Indies won by 6 wickets. ODI debut by Raju Kulkarni and Richie Richardson. |
The West Indies won the Charminar Challenge Cup 5-0.
| Date | Match, venue | Results, Remarks[16] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct – 6 Oct | Central Zone v West Indians, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | Match drawn. | |
| 8 Oct – 10 Oct | South Zone v West Indians, Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | Match drawn. | |
| 15 Oct – 17 Oct | Match drawn. | ||
| 5 Nov – 7 Nov | Match drawn. | ||
| 19 Nov – 21 Nov | Match drawn. | ||
| 3 Dec – 5 Dec | West Indians won by an innings and 124 runs. |
