India after a dreary draw in the fourth Test at St John's, Antigua, moves on to Kingston, Jamaica where the 5th and final Test will be played against West Indies from May 18. Both teams are level at 1-1 and the deciding Test could prove to be interesting provided both the teams play for a result.

If the law of averages is to catch up with Hooper and Chanderpaul who have knocked 3 centuries each in the series, West Indies could be in trouble. Neither Lara nor Tendulkar have played to their potential although Tendulkar is a step ahead of Lara in that he has scored a century despite three ducks in six innings.

Lara has scored two fifties in five innings with one duck. Hooper has already scored over 500 runs in the series and Chanderpaul is behind him to cross that mark as well with 445 runs. None of the Indian batsmen have reached 400-run mark in the series. Laxman and Dravid are the Indian top run getters with 386 and 369 runs respectively.

Ground wise, West Indies hold a fine track record with 18 wins and 5 defeats out of 36 Tests played at this venue and the amazing aspect is that it has not lost a single Test against Indians and has won 5 Tests and drawn 3 in the 8 Tests played against it at this venue.

In the last series here in 1996-97 India had drawn the match. It remains to be seen whether the West Indies would keep its record in tact as it is very necessary for them to win the series or would surrender the initiative to India.

Presented below are some of the stats relating to Tests at Kingston.

Presented below are some of the stats relating to Tests at Kingston.
WI vs	P	W	L	D
Australia	9	3	3	3
England 13	5	2	6
India	8	5	-	3
New Zealand	2	1	-	1
Pakistan	2	2	-	-
S Africa	1	1	-	-
Zimbabwe	1	1	-	-
Total	36	18	5	13

Tests against India
1952/53	Drawn
1961/62	WI won by Ings and 18 runs
1961/62	WI won by 123 runs
1970/71	Drawn
1975/76	WI won by 10 wkts
1982/83	WI won by 4 wkts
1989/90	WI won by 7 wkts
1996/97	Drawn

Highest Total
For WI	790/3 d	vs Pak	1957/58
	631/8 d	vs Ind	1961/62
Ag WI	849	by Eng	1929/30

Lowest Total
For WI	139	vs Eng	1953/54
Ag WI	97/5	by Ind	1975/76 (Ings closed 5 players rh/ah)

Highest Individual Score
For WI	365*	GS Sobers	vs Pak	1957/58
	237	FM Worrell	vs Ind	1952/53
Ag WI	325	A Sandham	for Eng	1929/30
	212	DN Sardesai	for Ind	1970/71

Best Match Bowling
For WI	Oct-96	HHH Johnson	vs Eng	1947/48
	10/101	CA Walsh	vs Ind	1988/89
Ag WI	Sep-94	SM Pollock	for SA	2000/01

Best Innings Bowling
For WI	Jul-69	WW Hall	vs Eng	1959/60
	Jun-49	WW Hall	vs Ind	1961/62
Ag WI	Jul-34	TE Bailey	for Eng	1953/54
	Jun-84	Kapil Dev	for Ind	1988/89

Centuries: 74; for WI-37; Ag WI-37
Break up for WI:	vs Aus-11, Ind-11, Eng-8, Pak-3, NZ-3, Zim-1
Ag WI:	by Aus-13, Eng-12, Ind-5, Pak-3, NZ-3, Zim-1

Centuries for WI against India				Centuries against WI by India
237	FM Worrell	1952/53		212	DN Sardesai	1970/71
158*	RB Kanhai	1970/71		150	P Roy	1952/53
156	RB Richardson	1988/89		118	VL Manjrekar	1952/53
153	GS Sobers	1961/62		117	PR Umrigar	1952/53
138	RB Kanhai	1961/62		116	NS Sidhu	1988/89
129	CL Hooper	1996/97
125	ED McMorris	1952/53
118	CL Walcott	1952/53
110	IVA Richards	1988/89
109	ED Weekes	1952/53
104	GS Sobers	1961/62

5 or more wickets in an innings:

For WI - 21 occasions; Break-up - vs Eng-8, Ind-7, Aus-4, Pak-1, Zim-1

Ag WI - 17 occasions; Break up - for Eng-5, Ind-5, Aus-5, Pak-1, SA-1

For WI ag India			Ag WI by India
6/49	WW Hall	1961/62	6/84	Kapil Dev	1988/89
6/62	CA Walsh	1988/89	5/120	A Kumble	1996/97
6/100	FA Rose	1996/97	5/153	BS Chandrasekhar	1975/76
5/39	AME Roberts	1982/83	5/180	SP Gupte	1952/53
5/46	LA King	1961/62	5/228	MH Mankad	1952/53
5/63	GS Sobers	1961/62
5/64	AL Valentine	1952/53

Highest Partnership for each wicket
1st wkt	206	RC Fredericks/LG Rowe	WI/Eng	1973/74
2nd wkt	446	CC Hunte/GS Sobers	WI/Pak	1957/58
3rd wkt	295	RN Harvey/CC McDonald	Aus/WI	1954/55
4th wkt	249	LEG Ames/A Sandham	Eng/WI	1929/30
5th wkt	322	JC Adams/BC Lara	WI/Aus	1998/99
6th wkt	220	GM Turner/KJ Wadsworth	NZ/WI	1972/72
7th wkt	147	RS Grant/GA Headley	WI/Eng	1934/35
8th wkt	148	JC Adams/FA Rose	WI/Zim	1999/00
9th wkt	122	EAS Prasanna/DN Sardesai	Ind/WI	1970/71
10th wkt	54	SV Carlisle/HK Olanga	Zim/WI	1999/00

Record for India against WI before commencement of the Test at Kingston:
Overall ag WI	Played 74; Won 8; Lost 29; Drawn 37
In West Indies	Played 37; Won 3; Lost 15; Drawn 19

Overall
Captaincy:	SC Ganguly ; Played 22; Won 10; Lost 6; Drawn 6
	CL Hooper; Played 16; Won 3; Lost 8; Drawn 5