Tour match, Bangalore, day three of three:
Indian Board President's XI 275-8 dec drew with West Indies 606-4.
Ramnaresh Sarwan warmed up for the Test series with an unbeaten century as the match against the Indian Board president's XI meandered to a draw.
Sarwan struck a six and 18 fours as he compiled an assured 140 not out.
He became the second centurion in the innings after Wavell Hinds struck 147 on Saturday.
West Indies captain Carl Hooper opted for batting practice on the final day, and helped himself to 67 during a score of 606-4.
Hooper went on the rampage towards the end of his innings, hitting three sixes and seven fours.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul was dismissed for 25 edging paceman Lakshipathy Balaji to wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel.
But Ryan Hinds was in the runs, helping himself to 74, with Ridley Jacobs hitting 50 not out as the Windies batsmen played themselves into form.
The first Test between India and the West Indies starts on Wednesday in Bombay.
With all the batsmen helping themselves to good scores in the three-day match against Board President's XI, West Indian captain Carl Hooper on Sunday said his team was now confident of doing well in the Test series against India.
"I am very happy. It was a good one (match) for us," Hooper told reporters at the end of the match which saw the West Indians score a mammoth 606 for four in reply to Board President's 275 for eight declared in the only innings that was possible.
"It is important that we bat for longer periods of time," he said looking ahead at the three-match Test series which starts in Mumbai on Wednesday.
"We think we can do well. We are looking forward to the first Test. This (the performance in the three-day match) was a good way to launch the Indian tour," Hooper said.
Stressing that his team had taken the three-day game "very very positively", Hooper said West Indies was hoping to continue the winning trend that started in their home series against India.