5 Talking Points from West Indies - India Test series
Virat Kohli's India may not have managed to claim a whitewash over the West Indies but the fact that they won two matches in the same tour, which is something they had never done before speaks about the impressive performance put on by the side.
After claiming victory in the first Test quite comfortably, the chances of a whitewash looked good but thanks to combination of factors, that wasn't possible. Yet the performance of the likes of KL Rahul and Wriddhiman Saha, who both finished among the top five run scorers in the series would certainly please Kohli.
There were sparks of brilliance from the hosts as well as they toiled hard to avoid an ignominy they had previously never suffered at the hands of India.
Here are the major talking points from the series:
Light at the end of the tunnel for West Indies
A combination of rain and resistance may have saved West Indies from a whitewash but there were still a few positives for the reigning World T20 champions to take away from the series. While their batting was often found wanting and their bowling at times, failed to capitalise on a good start, there were still a few silver linings in the dark clouds that hover over West Indies' Test team.
The debut performance of Alzarri Joseph was one that would have been welcomed by several West Indian legends who have been championing his promotion to the Test team. Capable of bowling with hostile pace and aggression, his arrival was a breath of air in the West Indian bowling attack.
As far as the batting is concerned, Kraigg Brathwaite showed just why he is one of the side's most consistent batsmen of late and the lower-order exploits of Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich helped bail out the inconsistent top-order. With the pieces of what can be a good Test side, Windies will hope to capitalise on this and build for the future in the longest format of the game.