The second Test at Mumbai was again drawn in a similar fashion. After making the Indians follow on, the West Indies again failed to bowl them out in the second innings. Modi and Hazare saved face by scoring a century a piece in the second innings.
The third Test was more evenly contested with the Indians coming up with a better performance. After being set a target of 431 by the West Indies in the final innings, a century from Mushtaq Ali in the second innings got the Indians within sniffing distance of the target but time did not permit them to achieve it. The match ended in a draw.
The fourth Test at Madras saw the West Indians win by an innings and 193 runs. The Indian batting failed to fire in both the innings after being made to follow on, they were bundled away for a mere 144 in the second innings.
The fifth Test also ended in a draw though the Indians were just one step away from victory. After being set a target of 361 runs in the fourth innings, the Indians reached 355 at the close of play with 2 wickets to spare.
The third Test was more evenly contested with the Indians coming up with a better performance. After being set a target of 431 by the West Indies in the final innings, a century from Mushtaq Ali in the second innings got the Indians within sniffing distance of the target but time did not permit them to achieve it. The match ended in a draw.
The fourth Test at Madras saw the West Indians win by an innings and 193 runs. The Indian batting failed to fire in both the innings after being made to follow on, they were bundled away for a mere 144 in the second innings.
The fifth Test also ended in a draw though the Indians were just one step away from victory. After being set a target of 361 runs in the fourth innings, the Indians reached 355 at the close of play with 2 wickets to spare.
With Phadkar and Ghulam Ahmed still at the crease with 6 runs to get and a minute and a half left, stumps were pulled and the match was drawn, but the degree of excitement had reached its pinnacle. With this, the West Indies won the 5-match series 1-0.
The issue that gained more importance over cricket during this tour was the captain Amarnath being accused by the Board president, De Mello. There were 23 charges against Amarnath, which included accepting a bribe of Rs. 5000 from officials to include Probir Sen in the team.
Amarnath retaliated by taking out a 39-page statement in which he answered to all the charges and even stated that De Mello had acting out personal vendetta.
It was during this tour that Everton Weeks went on to make a record consecutive five centuries and was run out on 90 on his way to the sixth. His Indian tour ended with a total of 1495 in his kitty at an average of 106.78.
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