WEST Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite is urging his players to continue putting in the hours in training during the downtime after falling to India 1-0 in a two-match Test series.
The second Test match between the teams ended in a draw as not a ball was bowled on day five because of rain at the Queen's Park Oval in St Clair on Monday.
The fifth day's play was called off at 2.45 pm.
India won the first Test match at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica and as a result won the series 1-0.
India were in the driver's seat at the end of day four of the second Test as West Indies closed on 76/2 chasing 365 for victory.
Speaking to the media after the match, Brathwaite said, 'We were looking forward to day five. Obviously, 280 runs to win in 98 overs (on the last day) was possible for the win, but obviously, you can't control the weather.'
The skipper wants his players to continue doing their individual work.
'I think we have a bright future. The key for us is when we get back home is to work on our strengths and our weaknesses. We know we are coming up against Australia in six months' time and we know their bowlers.'
Both Kirk McKenzie and Alick Athanaze both made their debut during the series.
Brathwaite added, "When we get home, in between the 50-over and T20 tournaments what we do to prepare for Test cricket (is key)."
India and West Indies will now play a three-match One Day International series followed by a five-match T20 series.
The first ODI will be played at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday from 9.30 am. The second match will bowl off at Kensington Oval on Saturday and the third match will be played at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba on August 1.
Summarised Scores:
INDIA 438 (Virat Kohli 121, Rohit Sharma 80; Ravindra Jadeja 61; Jomel Warrican 3/89, Kemar Roach 3/104, Jason Holder 2/57) and 181/2 dec (R Sharma 57, Ishan Kishan 52 not out) vs WEST INDIES 255 (Kraigg Brathwaite 75, Alick Athanaze 37; Mohammed Siraj 5/60, R Jadeja 2/37 Mukesh Kumar 2/48) and 76/2 (K Brathwaite 28; Ravichandran Ashwin 2/33). Match Drawn.
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