Final day washout sees India wrap up series win over West Indies

India clinched a fifth consecutive series triumph in the West Indies on Monday when the second and final Test of their series ended as a draw with no play possible because of rain on the final day.

West Indies closed day four at 76 for two, having been set a daunting victory target of 365 to square the series at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad.

However, early showers put paid to any prospect of play in the morning and when they returned with greater intensity in the afternoon, the umpires were left with no option but to abandon the day's play and the end of the Test match and the series.

Mohammed Siraj, whose Test-best figures of five for 60 in the West Indies' first innings opened the door to victory for India on the fourth morning, was named "Player of the Match".

"There was no help for fast bowlers on this wicket and when you get success like this in these conditions it gives you confidence," said Siraj via an interpreter on receiving the award.

"I had simple plans and just executed them. The captain just asked me to keep on doing what I have been doing before."

For his skipper, Rohit Sharma, the disappointment of not being able to push for victory on the last day to earn a 2-0 sweep was tempered by the satisfaction of seeing this team succeed without key performers in the bowling department.

"It was really pleasing to see how Siraj has led the attack in the absence of (Jasprit) Bumrah and (Mohammed) Shami," he observed.

"We have been playing really good Test cricket and I hope we can continue to do that. It's great to see how everyone has been ready to play their role, like yesterday when we needed quick runs."

For Kraigg Brathwaite, the captain of a West Indies team that last defeated India in a Test match in May 2002, it was