The gulf between the two teams was laid bare in the opening Test at Ahmedabad, where India crushed a listless West Indies inside three days. When the sides walk out for the second and final Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Friday, the hosts will have their sights set on another dominant finish, and a 2-0 clean sweep that would neatly erase memories of last year’s stumble against New Zealand.

A win in Delhi would lift India’s World Test Championship (WTC) points percentage to 61.9, keeping them firmly in the top three. The difference between the two teams is as much about mindset as it is about skill, especially in red-ball cricket. India’s dressing room buzzes with direction, belief and hunger. West Indies, by contrast, continue to drift, a team with history but without purpose.

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