Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 2009

The Indian cricket team toured the Caribbean from 26 June to 5 July 2009 for a four-match One Day International series against the West Indies.

[1] India arrived in the Caribbean on the back of a strong performances in One Day Internationals (ODIs) having lost only three of their last 18 games.

The team arrived two days after the World Twenty20 had ended, a tournament that the West Indies performed well in, that followed their poor show in the tour of England that year.

[2] India team regulars Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina were rested either due to injuries or fatigue, the latter on account of busy season that included the Indian Premier League.

In their place, Ashish Nehra, Abhishek Nayar, R. P. Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Subramaniam Badrinath and Murali Vijay were included in the squad.