Will continue to play for India in multi disciplinary events
'Talent wins game but teamwork and intelligence wins championship! Kudos to team for the amazing face-off!'
South Africa had set the tourists an improbable 391 for victory on day four but skittled them out for 106 in 35.1 overs
The presence of big players such as Andre Russell and Chris Gayle have helped, acknowledged the 27-year-old skipper.
'I don't think it's deserved. I think he'll be able to work through that. It's a new challenge for him, a new position.'
Aiden Markram handed South Africa a strong start, but fell just four short of his ton as West Indies fought back on the opening day of the second Test.
Ahead of the second Test, West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite said they would like to stick to the same batting line-up.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's inability to hold their wickets against quality bowling came to the fore in the IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants on Friday, and their chief coach Brian Lara pointed out that "losing a lot of wickets in clumps" was not helping matters.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite was run out for 97 shortly before the close as the hosts finished the day on 251 runs for eight wickets in their first innings, having resumed on their overnight score of 2-2.
India clinched a series win over the West Indies after pacer Prasidh Krishna tore through the tourists' top order on Wednesday, taking four wickets to lead India to a 44-run victory in the second ODI.
The West Indies beat England by five wickets in the second Test at Headingley on Tuesday to level the three-match series at 1-1.
The move was panned by many fans who felt that Rohit and Virat should have played with the World Cup weeks away and few ODIs on India's schedule.
The ninth edition of the T20 World Cup will be the biggest yet, with the increase to 20 teams from 16 opening up a wider pool of expatriate fans in the United States.
In Dubai, A Ganesh Nadar encountered high speeds on smooth-as-silk-roads, no bureaucracy, gold, Mr Toad's. And snow!
Latest pace sensation Shamar Joseph on Tuesday became the first West Indian to win the Men's ICC Player of the Month award for his heroics in the Australia Test series.
Former captain Michael Vaughan feels Australia looked jaded in the recent home Test series against the West Indies and said England stand a great chance in next year's Ashes if a "Dad's Army" is fielded by their arch-rivals.
South Africa to tour Caribbean for first time in 11 years.
Paul was ruled out due to an injury in his left ankle and will remain in Antigua to continue his rehabilitation.
Shami had been picked in the initial squad for the two Tests, but was forced to withdraw due to fitness issues.
The Indian team, currently in the Caribbean for their Windies tour, were hosted at the Indian high commission in Guyana.
Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored fine unbeaten half-centuries as India defeated the West Indies by 56 runs to keep their slate clean in the women's T20I Tri-Series, in East London (South Africa) on Monday.
Shamar Joseph took 7 wickets to lead the Windies to a big win
However, with six back-to-back Tests against the Windies and Pakistan, the rotation policy could be used to keep the paces fresh.
Legendary batter Brian Lara feels that West Indies cricketers cannot be faulted for preferring lucrative T20 franchise leagues around the world, like IPL, to national duty, saying playing the game these days is also about "making a living".
Deepti Sharma excelled with the ball before Richa Ghosh produced a fine knock as India cruised to a six-wicket victory over the West Indies in their Women's T20 World Cup Group 2 match in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Mayers added 216 runs with Nkrumah Bonner (86) to turn the match on its head
Pooran Or De Kock? Dhawan or Pandya? Whose batting topped Saturday's contest?
Bopanna also spoke about the challenging conditions at the Australian Open and having to push his boundaries to get them wins.
PV Sindhu produced another impressive show as she rallied to a three-game win over USA's Beiwen Zhang to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals
Australia bowled out West Indies for 188 at Adelaide Oval on Day 1 of the first Test on Wednesday.
New Zealand and West Indies cricket teams both took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement
David Warner became Australia's first player from the nation to make 100 appearances in all formats of cricket
The West Indies are currently lying seventh in the 10-team standings with just three points in their kitty and they can't afford any further loss to stay in the mix for a semifinal spot.
Armed with a strong pace attack, comprising the likes of Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel, Alzarri Joseph and captain Jason Holder, West Indies are set to take on hosts England in a three-match Test series, starting July 8 in Southampton.
The West Indies named an unchanged 13-man squad which played a 1-1 draw against Afghanistan early this month.
The spinner now has six five-wicket hauls against Windies, the most by an Indian.
Australia's David Warner smashed an incendiary half-century and Mitchell Starc claimed 4-20 to help the hosts beat West Indies by 31 runs in the second Twenty20 International and complete a 2-0 series sweep in Brisbane on Friday.
The Indian bowlers were guilty of taking their foot off the pedal in the back end of the innings
Ahead of India's Test series against West Indies, star India batter Virat Kohli on Sunday revealed his favourite memory in the Caribbean.
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