The West Indies cricket team, captained by Alvin Kallicharran, toured India and Sri Lanka from November 1978 to February 1979 and played a six-match Test series against the India national cricket team. India won the series 1–0. In Sri Lanka, the West Indians played two internationals against the Sri Lanka national cricket team which had not then achieved Test status; therefore, the internationals played at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium and the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, both in Colombo, are classified as first-class matches. India were captained by Sunil Gavaskar and Sri Lanka by Anura Tennekoon.It was first test series win for India at home against West Indies
Test series summary
First Test
Second Test
Third Test
Fourth Test
Fifth Test
Sixth Test
References
External links West Indies in India and Sri Lanka 1978-79.html at CricketArchive
Further reading Dicky Rutnagur, "West Indies in India and Sri Lanka, 1978-79", Wisden 1980, pp. 980–1005.