Chris Gayle's explosive batting would once again make the decisive difference when his in-form team Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on an equally upbeat Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League match in Dharamsala on Tuesday.
Chief architect of their record run-chase against South Africa, England batsman Joe Root feels it wasn't a complete performance from his team but said the two-wicket win in the ICC World T20 match will give them a massive confidence boost.
Opener Chris Gayle, who hammered an unbeaten 75 to help West Indies reach the finals, sounded the battle cry against Sri Lanka, saying his team will definitely win the World Twenty20 on Sunday.
A spirited West Indies kept alive their semi-final hopes in the ICC World Twenty20, pulling off a sensational victory over New Zealand via the Super Over in their last match of the Super Eights, in Pallekele, on Monday.
A little-known Johnson Charles scored his maiden half-century while Chris Gayle made an aggressive fifty to help West Indies beat defending champions England by 15 runs in a Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20 in Pallekele on Thursday.
Over 50 people have been killed in Jamaica after sleuths stormed a drug gangster's bastion, emerging reports said. The violence has already spread to capital Kingstons, leaving more than 50 people hurt.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni retained No 1 position in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen after West Indies' big guns Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul failed to make an impression in the series against England, which ended on Tuesday. Gayle went into the series trailing Dhoni by 33 points but after aggregating just 42 runs from it, the Jamaican dropped one place to third while team mate Chanderpaul moved to second after a series contribution of 95 runs.
Suresh Raina became the first Indian batsman to crack a Twenty20 international century, helping his team register a 14-run victory over South Africa and progress to the Super Eights at the ICC World Twenty20.
West Indies are two-time World T20 champions but the flamboyant Chris Gayle feels "it will be difficult" for the Caribbean islands to regain their glory days in Test cricket in the near future. One of the most dashing batsmen of his time, Gayle has two triple hundreds in the longest format with 7214 runs in 103 games. His RCB jersey no, 333, is his highest Test score. West Indies have lost their last two Test series against India (at home) and Pakistan (away).
The match, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, will also be a face-off between skippers KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, both seen as future India captaincy material.
Lucknow Super Giants' opening pair smashed several records as they remained unbeaten at the end of 20 overs with over 200 runs on board.
West Indies' batsman Chris Gayle said he hopes for Kohli to win the elusive title for RCB.
Images from the T20 World Cup Group C match between the West Indies and New Zealand in Trinidad on Thursday.
A marauding Chris Gayle, who fashioned Royal Challengers Bangalore to a thumping 21-run win over Delhi Daredevils in an IPL match on Thursday, said that it was the body balance which was important in his six-hitting exhibition at the Ferozshah Kotla.
KKR are gradually emerging as a strong contender for a third IPL title
Records were shattered at Centurion as South Africa pulled off the highest successful run chase in T20s to hand West Indies a six-wicket loss.
Yashasvi Jaiswal's Test career is just nine games old but the great Brian Lara feels if there is anyone who can get close to his lofty feats, including the record 400 not out, it is the 22-year-old southpaw from India.
List of highest international Twenty20 scores after South Africa's Richard Levi scored 117 not out in his side's eight-wicket victory over New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday.
After guiding Royal Challengers Bangalore to a crushing victory, Chris Gayle revealed that he found it difficult to get going during the initial part of his knock of 86 off 46 balls against Somerset.
With a debate raging over the run out, it remains to be seen how Ashwin and Co. start afresh in what will be their first away match of the season.
Glenn Maxwell's outrageous double-century to beat Afghanistan at the World Cup was quickly hailed as the greatest ODI innings of all-time.
Images from Friday's IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals, in Abu Dhabi.
Winning while not at their best is a major positive to take for Mitchell Starc, after Australia made it two victories from two by beating West Indies by 15 runs.
Star all-rounder Andre Russell was forced to skip the West Indies team's practice session on the eve of their first T20I against India after missing a connecting flight from Dubai
Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said Chris Gayle's blitzkrieg in the first five overs coupled with his team's inconsistent batting cost them the match on Friday.
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen feels ICC needs to lure cricketers to longer version of the game by creating Test wages that trump what T20 leagues such as IPL and BBL offer to the players.
The first One-day International between Sri Lanka and West Indies was abandoned because of rain at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Monday.
Even though West Indies stars such as Chris Gayle and Andre Russell were not part of that series, Jason Holder's team still must be smarting from those three consecutive losses last month.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 22 in IPL 12: Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad.
After skipper Darren Sammy, it was the turn of premier all-rounder Dwayne Bravo to launch a tirade on his country's cricket board stating that 'even Board of Control for Cricket in India does more' for them.
The song has a primarily Caribbean beat with an Indian touch. The Indian flavour to the single is lent by Trinidadian singer/songwriter Nisha B. The female vocalist sings for Carib band 'Karma'.
RCB have been inconsistent in their first six games in IPL-12, with both their bowling and batting faltering on many occasions.
Hailing the Indian Premier League as a top-class tournament, hard-hitting West Indian batsman Chris Gayle credited the cash-rich Twenty20 annual event for Indian cricket's rise in different formats of the game.
The Federation of International Cricketers' Association (FICA)will advise players to skip future editions of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) over outstanding payments, the cricketers' body said on Wednesday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore grabbed an impressive second spot in the IPL Play-offs with a six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils as Virat Kohli continued with his superlative batting show by hitting a responsible 54-run knock, in Raipur on Sunday. The second position will provide RCB with two chances to qualify for the final.
It comes as no surprise when the world's fastest man Usain Bolt says that the fastest form of cricket is his favourite one and feels more fans in the Caribbean and world over will choose the T20 format over Tests going forward.
West Indies hung on dramatically with just two wickets left for a series-winning draw against England in the final Test on Tuesday to claim the Wisden Trophy for the first time since 1998. West Indies, who win the five-Test series 1-0, were 90 for six before skipper Chris Gayle, batting with a hamstring injury, survived 13 overs along with wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin.
Former allrounder Irfan Pathan on Monday questioned Hardik Pandya's leadership skills, saying his inability to adapt to match situations and failure to come up with a proper plan has cost Mumbai Indians dearly so far in this IPL.
Delhi Daredevils skipper JP Duminy admitted that his team were "outplayed" in all departments of the game by Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match on Sunday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Mitchell Starc says his team is ready to take on Mumbai Indians in their backyard after winning a thriller against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bangalore on Sunday.
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