West Indies players are to boycott the Test series against Bangladesh due to start on Thursday, the Caribbean team's players' union said in a statement on Tuesday.
Andre Russell restored Caribbean smiles and laughter to the West Indies dressing room.
Australia vice captain Michael Clarke will delay his departure for the tour of West Indies due to the failing health of his fiancee's father. Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Friday that Clarke would join the Australian team at a later, as yet unspecified, date and that Brad Hodge would act as a temporary replacement.
India's cricketing journey post-independence is a saga of triumphs! From iconic World Cup wins to unforgettable Test series victories, the nation's passion for cricket shines through.
The all-rounder is down with a virus and did not train on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday's third Test.
Ahead of the India-West Indies Test series, Rajneesh Gupta looks at how the two teams stack up.
The 31-year-old left-hander, who succeeded Brian Lara as skipper, led the side to just one win in 14 Tests and two victories in 16 ODIs.
'If India can't provide security to one of our players, how will they ensure security of our entire team.'
Images from the World Twenty20 match between England and West Indies played at the Provident Stadium on Monday.
Only 2.2 overs were possible after the West Indies won the toss and elected to field first.
A 25-member West Indies contingent, including support staff, checked in at Kolkata on Monday to play a three-day practice match and the opening Test of the two-match series that will be the swansong for batting great Sachin Tendulkar.
Shreyas Iyer takes break from red-ball cricket, informs BCCI of a back issue
IMAGES from Day 5 of the 2nd Test between India and West Indies in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed its concern about the dispute between the Indian and West Indian cricket boards but says it is powerless to intervene.
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After their below par showing in the World Cup, some senior Indian players are living on borrowed time.
This is the most open T20 World Cup in history. The traditional powers are compromised. The new powers have gained strength, observes Faisal Shariff.
Buoyed by a dominant win over Italy, Scotland captain Richie Berrington believes his team has the firepower to upset two-time champions England, who made a scratchy start to the tournament, in their T20 World Cup Group C match in Kolkata on Saturday.
Law, who took charge of West Indies in February 2017, leaves after guiding the Test team to series wins against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh and the one day team to qualification for the 2019 World Cup.
It is an opportunity for new bowlers to learn about operating for long periods, West Indies batting coach Reifer
Sri Lanka warmed up for the Super Eights in style, outclassing the West Indies by 15 runs in an inconsequential Group C match of the ICC World Twenty20 in Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Wednesday. Led by a solid 81 off 47 deliveries from Sanath Jayasuriya, the islanders posted 192 for five and then restricted the West Indies to 177 for five.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's late assault and some fine bowling by the spinners saw India crush West Indies by 93 runs in the third One-Day International at North Sound in Antigua, on Friday.
Defending champions India look to do something they have never done in World Cups and retain the trophy.
Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque rued the absence of injured all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.
'It is a passing phase'. 'He will bounce back'. 'He is a run machine; poor form is just temporary'. The vote of confidence in Gill was inspiring and reassuring, notes Sandeep Goyal.
The third T20I was scheduled to begin 10:30 AM local time (8 pm IST) but has now been pushed back by one-and-a-half hours to 12 pm local time (9:30 pm IST).
Shubman Gill celebrated his maiden Test series win as India completed a 2-0 sweep over West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
'We need to put up the scores and fight out those tough periods. It's a tough question on how to fix the batting. It's an individual thing... we need to take ownership of our performances'
Cricket Australia (CA) said on Tuesday it had agreed with the West Indies Cricket Board to postpone the Twenty20 series against the Caribbeans scheduled in October. Australia were to host West Indies in three warmup matches in Queensland ahead of the T20 World Cup, which has been postponed by the International Cricket Council because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Darren Sammy didn't mince words when he compared decline of Test cricket in the West Indies to "cancer" in the system developing over a long period of time.
India are 1-0 up in the two-match series, having beaten WI by an innings and 140 runs in the first Test at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.
West Indies' top players will make themselves available for the summer tour to Australia, despite their ongoing dispute with cricket administrators, local media quoted all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as saying.
Steve Smith was on 59 unbeaten with Labuschagne at the close.
West Indies cricket team's bus was struck by stones thrown by Bangladesh fans after the co-hosts were heavily beaten in the Cricket World Cup Group B match on Friday, the team spokesman said.
Ruthless West Indies humiliated Bangladesh with the bat and ball in front of their own fans on Friday, skittling the World Cup co-hosts for their lowest ever ODI score of 58 before chasing down the target in 12.2 overs.
West Indies will tour England next year instead of Sri Lanka. West Indies will play two Tests in England at Lord's and Durham followed by three one-day internationals.
Earlier, the West Indies chose to bat first after winning the toss and rode on opener Lewis's effort which included nine sixes and four boundaries to post a challenging total although the hosts were poised for an even bigger score at one point.
Hope helps WI level series with thrilling Super Over win against Bangladesh in 2nd ODI
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