West Indies

Report West Indies welcomed back fit-again Kieron Pollard as captain with Roston Chase replacing Holder Toss: India opt to bowl vs West Indies India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and inserted West Indies in the first T20I at Eden Gardens. India handed a debut to 21-year-old legspinner Ravi Bishnoi, pairing him up with senior

For a while when West Indies trained on Tuesday, the men designated to put up sponsor boards around the edges of the first tier above the dressing rooms waited and watched to see if the batters would stop hitting the ball in the direction. After a while, it became amply clear this was part of

Preview With the T20 World Cup later this year, every match and series is an opportunity to finetune preparations Big picture India outclassed West Indies in each of the three ODIs, but the T20I series is expected to be more competitive, given that the shortest format is arguably the one West Indies are at their

News Head coach doesn’t have any quick fixes and admits closing the team’s High Performance Centre is ‘one of the downfalls’ Phil Simmons, the West Indies coach, believes their ODI batting needs quick attention. But he also doesn’t have any quick fixes for after the side slumped to a 3-0 whitewash against India. For now,

Report West Indies, led by Nicholas Pooran once more, brought in Hayden Walsh Jnr for Akeal Hosein India made a host of changes and decided to take up the challenge of batting first, having won the series already. One of the changes was forced: KL Rahul missed out with a niggle. He walked back holding

Report Allrounder Odean Smith replaces West Indies’ regular captain Pollard, who had a niggle overnight Toss: West Indies opt to bowl vs India Nicholas Pooran-led West Indies chose to bowl in what was a must-win for them in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon. Kieron Pollard, West Indies’ regular captain, had a niggle overnight, according to Pooran.

Preview Rahul returns for the hosts, as visitors ponder over lack of contributions from top seven Big picture Since the start of 2019, both India and West Indies have played 47 ODIs, more than any other side. But the results have been vastly divergent, with India winning 27 and losing 19, and West Indies almost

Report Kemar Roach, Fabian Allen and Darren Bravo made comebacks for West Indies, meanwhile Rohit Sharma, India’s new full-time ODI captain, won the toss in their 1000th ODI, and decided to chase, hoping to capitalise on the dew in the evening. India were forced to make changes from their last ODI with injuries and Covid-19

News Shahrukh was originally picked as a reserve player for the T20Is against West Indies Tamil Nadu batter Shahrukh Khan has been added to India’s main squad along with Ishan Kishan for the first ODI against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Sunday. On the eve of the first ODI, India’s white-ball captain Rohit Sharma confirmed

News West Indies captain says getting over jet lag and a quick turnaround after England T20Is will also be challenging It was only less than a week back that West Indies were involved in back-to-back T20Is against England in Barbados with the series delicately poised. A few hours after wrapping up a morale-boosting series win,

News He played 13 Tests, scoring his only century during the home series against India in 1961-62 Easton McMorris, the former Jamaica captain and West Indies batter, has died at the age of 86. A right-hand opening batter, McMorris played 13 Tests between 1958 and 1966, scoring 564 runs at an average of 26.85. McMorris

Four days before the scheduled start of the ODI series against West Indies in Ahmedabad, India have been dealt a severe blow with several members of their camp learned to have tested positive for Covid-19. While the BCCI is yet to announce details, ESPNcricinfo understands that at least 4-5 members including players and support staff

Report Khaka five-for pushed the game into overtime, and that’s when the WI powerhouse hit 19 runs in five balls Deandra Dottin‘s career-best 150* on Friday could not beat the rain but her 19 off five balls in the Super Over sealed a rain-affect second ODI against South Africa. The main event was reduced to

News Hetmyer still out on fitness grounds, but chief selector Desmond Haynes says he remains in West Indies’ plans Captain Kieron Pollard and vice-captain Nicholas Pooran will lead a familiar squad in the T20I series against India in February. West Indies did not make any changes to the 16 that was named to take on

News CWI president Ricky Skerritt also put out a statement calling the allegations “a malicious attack on the credibility of the West Indies Captain” While Simmons said that those on the outside who wanted “preach about victimisation” needed “to look within themselves”, CWI president Ricky Skerritt put out a statement calling the allegations “a malicious

Big Picture Coming into this five-match series, Eoin Morgan had said that the “development of our game is more important than a series win” … and that caveat may be one that England are keen to cling onto as the climax of the campaign approaches. With a glut of Ashes campaigners already absent for this

Report Tourists hand T20I debuts to Garton, Salt and Brook with series 1-1 Toss England chose to bowl vs West Indies A new-look England have won a rain-delayed toss and opted to bowl first in the third of five T20Is against West Indies in Barbados with the series level at 1-1. England have rung in

News Bonner, Bravo and King strengthen batting for India tour after shock Ireland defeat Desmond Haynes has marked his first squad since replacing Roger Harper as West Indies’ lead selector by handing Kemar Roach an ODI recall after two-and-a-half years out of the side for February’s series in India. Roach is one of six additions

News Former captain encouraged by displays but says West Indies need more consistency Jason Holder hopes that West Indies’ uplifting end to the second T20I against England on Sunday can rub off on his team’s top-order, after a crushing defeat was transformed into a remarkable one-run loss thanks to the powerful ball-striking of Romario Shepherd

Preview Series level as West Indies keep the pressure on after near-miss in second game Big Picture Too close for comfort for England. Captain Eoin Morgan can view it how he likes – wanting to be pushed in matches, exposing a developing squad to pressure and a simple failure to execute, particularly at the death,

News Vice-captain backs Odean Smith to find form after Shepherd-Hosein fall just short West Indies slipped to 65 for 7 and 98 for 8 in pursuit of 172 in the second T20I at Kensington Oval, but Shepherd and Hosein put on 72 runs in just 29 balls for the ninth wicket to take them to

Report Liam Livingstone remains unavailable for England, who were again asked to set a target Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs England West Indies sought to repeat the trick in the second T20I in Barbados, inserting England at the toss once again 24 hours after their new-ball bowlers had exploited conditions perfectly to set

News She could become first West Indian and only fourth bowler in women’s cricket to get 300 international wickets A new variation to unleash on the opposition and four wickets to add to her tally during the four-ODI tour of South Africa. These, along with helping West Indies fine-tune their preparations ahead of the ODI

Report Banton opens ahead of Salt; Dawson plays first England game since 2018 West Indies win the toss and bowl first against England Kieron Pollard won the toss for West Indies and chose to bowl first at the Kensington Oval, as the first T20I against England prepared to get underway. Two months ago, the end

News Onaje Amory and Jaden Carmichael are out. Kevin Wickham and Nathan Edwards are in Two players from the West Indies squad, Onaje Amory and Jaden Carmichael, have tested Covid positive at the U-19 World Cup. The tournament’s Event Technical Committee has allowed temporary replacements Kevin Wickham and Nathan Edwards for the two players who

Kieron Pollard, West Indies’ captain, has pleaded for patience as the region begins to rebuild its T20 fortunes in the wake of a disappointing World Cup campaign, and warned that the franchise nature of the Caribbean Premier League means that there is no longer a ready route for the next generation to arrive at international

News The batter’s immediate aim is to top the scoring charts in the coming T20Is against England at home Brandon King is hoping to make the most of his recall to West Indies’ T20I side after a year away and has his sights set on October’s T20 World Cup in Australia. King, 27, made an

News Head coach worried about ability of players coming into side from domestic ranks Phil Simmons has echoed his limited-overs captain Kieron Pollard‘s analysis that West Indies “have a batting problem” but insists he is not worrying about his job as head coach after a shock 2-1 ODI series defeat at home to Ireland. Speaking

News Despite result, West Indies captain is pleased with the performances of Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd and Shamarh Brooks A 2-1 series defeat at home to Ireland marked “a very, very sad day” for West Indies cricket as Kieron Pollard pulled up his batters for failing to post good enough totals. “I can safely tell

Report Chase, Hosein kept WI in the hunt before the visitors prevailed to take the series 2-1 Ireland 213 for 8 (McBrine 59, Tector 52, Chase 3-44) beat West Indies 212 (Hope 52, McBrine 4-28, Young 3-43) by two wickets Ireland won its first bilateral ODI series against a Test-playing nation other than Zimbabwe by