Only once have India returned from a tour of the Americas undefeated, when they won 1 and drew 4 Tests in the West Indies. They are one match away from emulating that.
India hold all the cards, and West Indies will need their batsmen to step up if they are to trouble the top-ranked side.
India are currently at the top of the ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 points table, followed by New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and Australia, in that order.
West Indies already have a mountain to climb, and with Kohli and Rahane settling in, wickets early in the day will be key.
England batsmen need to continue showing resistance and bat through the first session to stand any chance of securing victory.
Stumps, Day 3: Sri Lanka 244 (Dhananjaya 109, Karunaratne 65; Southee 4/63, Boult 3/75) lead New Zealand 196/4 (Latham 111*; Dilruwan 2/76) by 48 runs.
Stumps, Day 2: India 297 (Rahane 81, Jadeja 58; Roach 4/66, Gabriel 3/71) lead West Indies 189/8 (Chase 48; Sharma 5/42) by 108 runs.
India and Australia progressed ahead in their respective Test matches as Colombo Test was affected by the rain for the second day running.
Stumps, Day 2: Australia 179 (Labuschagne 74, Warner 61; Archer 6/45) and 171/6 (Labuschagne 53*; Stokes 2/33) lead England 67 (Denly 12; Hazlewood 5/30, Cummins 3/23) by 283 runs.
Stumps, Day 2: Sri Lanka 144/6 (Karunaratne 65; Boult 2/33) vs New Zealand.