10 biggest innings defeats in Test cricket

#3 West Indies vs India at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata (December 31, 1958 – January 4, 1959)

Margin: Innings & 336 runs

Rohan Kanhai was the main architect of West Indies victory with his knock of 256

Coming to Kolkata on the back of a 203-run loss against the visitors, India suffered yet another embarrassing loss at Eden Gardens as Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher and Gary sobers scored big centuries for the West Indies who decided to bat first after winning the toss.

Not a single Indian player stood out with either bat or ball as the hosts could only put up 124 runs in their first innings – a massive 490 runs short of the West Indian total. Asked to bat again, the home side didn’t fare much better this time around either as the second innings also closed out with just 154 runs on the board.

The visitors won the five-match series 3-0 against the Indian side which was still trying to find its feet in the game of cricket at the time.