1. Entire team- Will lose 2-0.

2. Sehwag- One century. Three scores in the 30s. Four below 10.

3. Jaffer- Four scores between 30 and 50. Four below 30.

4. Dravid- 1 Century, three 50s. 3 failures- 2nd innings of one of the matches we lose, both innings of the other match we lose.

5. Laxman-The difference between Prediction #1 being 2-0 West Indies and 2-0 India. How Laxman will play will determine this series.

6. Yuvaraj- Only man to play well in the tests we lose.

7. Dhoni- Very out of sorts all through, except a thrill-a-ball 50.

8. Irfan- Second highest average for the Indian batting team. Two good opening spells that the other bowlers will fail to capitalize on.

9. Kumble- Will save one match with his batting. Highest wicket-taker for India, but bowling average will be over 40.

10. Harbhajan- Pick of the bowlers. Will have everyone in trouble, but will be extremely unlucky, and will have awful bowling figures as a result.

11. Munaf- 5 wickets. In the series.

12. Sreesanth- 6 wickets. In the series.

13. VRV Singh- will play the last match, taking 5 wickets in an inspired bowling spell that still wont force a victory.

14. Raina- Will get a tan.

15- Kaif- a good 40 in the match he DOES play.

There you go. Egg on my face in one month? I sincerely hope so. However, something tells me that my predictions will be uncannily right.....

Lahar

Let me declare an assumption - a brave one - before making my observations: The teams will show better catching in Test matches than they have shown in past series.

Now if they do that, I know of only three players in these two sides that can play a 200 ball knock. Of late all three of Laxman, Dravid and Lara have struggled to play those long innings that famously turned Test matches on head. So the most serious doubt I have is about the 0 in your series scoreline. Probably you were hinting at bad weather there.

Taking the part about two tests somehow getting drawn as a presumption though, it should be 1-1 in my book. Else we can rest assured of a thriller of a decider. Sad part: there may be very few people watching by then.

Frankly, it is quite a bother to comment on two mediocre Test teams clashing with each other, almost as painful as the realisation that the present Indian team belongs to that category.

Let's hope that the series starts off with a great 1st Test, provides cynics like me with adequate eggs for a good facial and keeps followers interested.

Lahar,

For me it would be West Indian batsman versus Indian bowlers. Most of us say that West Indians are a young and inexperienced side; I would like to clarify to them that this is not actually the case, especially their batting line up

The number of test matches played by West Indian top order

Gayle - 57 tests
Ganga - 34 tests
Sarwan - 59 tests
Lara - 124 tests
Chanderpaul - 94 tests
Dwayne Bravo – 12 tests

making it a total of 380 test matches versus the probable Indian batting line up that has a total experience of 261 tests (Dravid, Laxman, Sehwag, Yuvraj, Jaffer, Dhoni, Kaif) combined. Again, few of the Indian batsman would be looking to cement a place in the XI, namely Jaffer and Kaif. Also, some one like V.V.S Laxman has always been under pressure to perform and retain his place.

Plus, Sarwan and Chanderpaul always seem to make runs against India :-)

Though adding up the experience of Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, the Indian Team overall would be more experienced than West Indian one.

Traditionally though, the Indian spinners have failed to make an impact abroad with all regards to Kumble who has done well in the past few overseas trips and the fast-bowlers are not penetrative enough to run through the side twice.

My bet is that West Indies would win 2-1 with one test ending in a draw. This might be the one played in Antigua, traditionally a venue where there are plenty of runs to be made.
A thing to note is that there are no tests at Trinidad, the venue where Indians have won before.

Statistics and form apart, I think it should be a pretty interesting series and it would most likely be the team that does not crumble would emerge the winner.

Sorry, try again.
You've already got half of it wrong

Well, Sir, you only missed Jaffer by 160 runs and poor Irfan was dropped for the latest flavour-VRV-
As for Dhoni-I'm glad I saw it Live-(at 4am)-Sehwag is the new Harbhajan apparently and Dravid can put the Entire Middle East to sleep- maybe he should be sent there ASAP; but I admire your guts in making your predictions, please continue to do so in the future and I would be very interested to know what you think will happen in the Pak Eng Series as I have some money to bet with. Cheers !!

Hey Dhruv,

I am not sure which 1/2 are you mentioning to. At the time of writing this post, it increasingly looks like an unlikely victory for India or another draw. :-)

I would prefer the former which would make it as one of the most amazing comebacks.