Wasim Jaffer and VVS Laxman scored half-centuries in their return to the Indian team.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between West Indies and India, in Jamaica, on Saturday.
The South Africa captain was cleared of racially abusing the West Indies all-rounder in the fourth Test in Antigua.
Curtly Ambrose, the West Indies pace legend and the team's bowling consultant, backed it to win the ICC World Twenty20 2016. The squad, he said, had numerous match-winners suited for the format. The West Indies is currently ranked No. 3 in the ICC rankings for T20s and won the ICC World T20 2012 in Sri Lanka. It is placed in Group 1 for the 2016 editionalong with Sri Lanka, England, South Africa and the top team from Group B. "Look at the team that we have, half of the team are in demand across the world for different T20 leagues," Ambrose was quoted as saying by the Antigua Observer. "So you may find one guy here, maybe two in this league and two in another league, but we have all at once so we have a great chance of winning this T20 tournament, just look at our squad." Ambrose, who picked up 630 international wickets, called on the West Indies' senior players to raise their games and guide the juniors. The West Indies will be without Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine but has enough experience and firepower in Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum set a new record for the fastest Test century after lunch on the first day of the second Test against Australia on Saturday when he clouted exactly 100 runs in 54 balls.
The West Indies fast bowler will train at the MRF Pace Foundation for ten days.
The Ministry of Home Affairs amended its guidelines on October 12 to include the chairman, managing director or chief executive officer of each public sector bank on the list of authorities who can issue requests for opening look-out circulars against whom an FIR is yet to be filed.
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Former Pakistan captain Muhammad Yousuf has declared England's Joe Root as currently the best batsman in the world. Overlooking India's run machine Virat Kohli and South African Ab de Villiers, Yousuf said that he believed Root was the the best in the world at the moment after his monumental 254 against Pakistan in the second Test at Manchester.
Join us in congratulating Kumble and the Indian team on their historic achievement.
The all-rounder is down with a virus and did not train on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday's third Test.
Sarfraz Ahmed will continue as Pakistan captain at the World Cup in May despite serving a suspension for breaching the anti-racism code, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani said on Tuesday.
It was 15 minutes of total confusion as TV replays of Dhoni's catch were inconclusive.
Join us in congratulating the 28-year-old batsman on his double hundred in the West Indies.
Young VRV Singh will make his debut in the first Test against the West Indies.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has recovered from a hamstring injurt and is fit for the first Test against India
On-air commentary will be done by Ian Bishop, Tony Cozier, Jeffrey Dujon, Dean Jones and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.
The home side won by 98 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the seven-match series against Zimbabwe.
India romped home to a 2-1 series win over Australia when the hosts won the fourth and final Test by 8 wickets on Day 4 at Dharamsala on Tuesday.
The real problem is Dhoni's diminishing returns as a finisher, especially when India are chasing a target.
The USA, which was looking to host some of the matches, will miss out.
'It helps me get into a mindset that I have nothing to lose and play accordingly.'
All eight venues selected to host matches for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 received the\n\nstamp of approval for their detailed stadium designs and operational plans.
Anil Kumble said the most difficult job as a coach was to tell a player that 'you are not playing or you are not in the squad'.
England captain Alistair Cook is convinced he has improved as a batsman despite failing to score a Test century since 2013.
Kevin Pietersen boosted his hopes of an England recall by scoring 170 for Surrey against Oxford MCCU on Sunday in his first red-ball match since the final Ashes Test in January, 2014.
West Indies captain Brian Lara says batting last on a difficult track at the Antigua Recreation Ground will not be easy.
Indian coach Greg Chappell said that Irfan Pathan was struggling because he was trying bit too hard
The West Indies trailed England by 244 runs at the close of the second day of the first Test in Antigua on Tuesday after Shivnarine Chanderpaul applied the brakes to any potential batting slump
Pakistan's coach said the ace fast bowler can return to the side only if he is full fit.
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