[2] Before the Test series, West Indies participated to a triangular One Day International competition with Zimbabwe and India.

[4] The Coca-Cola Cup was a One Day International (ODI) tournament that was held between 23 June and 8 July 2001 in Zimbabwe.

[7] However, in the final played on 7 July at the Harare Sports Club, West Indies defeated India by 16 runs.

After having been put in to bat upon losing the toss, openers Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga started off strongly for West Indies scoring 96 runs in the first 15 overs.

Setting India a target of 291, Corey Collymore, picking the crucial wickets of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, returned figures of 4/49, and was named the player of the match.