Pakistan's limited overs cricket captain Shahid Afridi has made himself available for the tour of West Indies after previously planning on missing the series.
Emotionally drained after Pakistan's World Cup semi-final loss to India, ODI skipper Shahid Afridi has decided to pull out of the tour to the West Indies, starting April 21, according to a source in the PCB.
Adam Voges scored his maiden One-Day International century as a depleted Australia secured a 5-0 series whitewash by beating West Indies by 17 runs in the final match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Kraigg Brathwaite has resigned as captain of the West Indies Test team after four years in charge, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced on Monday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board in a bid to attract more crowds to the Test match have for the first time announced free entry for several enclosures.
Desai, who has been handed a two-year contract, has joined the team before the the first T20 International on Friday.
West Indies batting great Brian Lara has said that he is willing to join other Caribbean cricket legends in rescuing the game in the region ahead of the winter tour of Australia.
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Ireland added the West Indies to their list of giant-killing victories after scoring a six-wicket victory over the World Twenty20 champions in the first T20 international at Jamaica's Sabina Park on Wednesday.
Yashasvi Jaiswal was seen greeting Lara with a handshake and a hug.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and the West Indies, in Ahmedabad, on Thursday.
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Rohit Sharma led the mid-innings rescue effort after a top-order collapse as India 'A' managed to take a slender 25-run lead against the West Indies 'A' on the second day of their first four-day cricket Test in Bridgetown.
Batting first, West Indies scored 229 in 49.2 overs after being reduced to 104 for 6 at one stage.
India Test captain Shubman Gill hailed spinner Kuldeep Yadav for his match-winning performance with the ball in the second and final Test against West Indies in Delhi.
Evin Lewis set a record for a batsman retiring hurt in international cricket with a swaggering 176 for the West Indies in the fourth ODI against England at The Oval on Wednesday.
Marnus Labuschagne said the time for such experiments was over.
Mahela Jayawardene hammered an unbeaten 98 off 56 balls and added 166 runs with Kumar Sangakkara (68) to guide Sri Lanka to a comprehensive 57-run victory over West Indies in their Group F Super Eight match in the Twenty20 World Cup in Bridgetown on Friday.
Shubman Gill marked his home captaincy in style, becoming the first Indian skipper in 47 years to score a half-century on debut.
Pakistan's ODI campaign ended in embarrassment as they collapsed to 92 all out in the series decider against the West Indies
With the Ashes urn in their hands, Australia decided to rule Cummins out of the two remaining Tests.
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The first One-day International between Sri Lanka and West Indies was abandoned because of rain at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Monday.
Limited-overs captain Hope has played 38 Tests, the last of which came in Sri Lanka in late 2021.
Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad said the second Ashes Test starting Thursday next week will be a lottery and the toss is a key factor in Brisbane with the pink ball.
The United Arab Emirates have sensed an inconsistent West Indies side could be ripe for the taking in their final World Cup Pool B match in Napier, UAE captain Mohammad Tauqir has said.
Bangladesh followed up their Test series victory over West Indies with a convincing triumph in the opening one-day international on Sunday.
Mohammed Siraj on Monday surpassed Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani to become the world's leading wicket-taker in Tests in 2025.
Babar Azam scored a second successive hundred to guide Pakistan to a dominant 59-run win over the West Indies in the second One-day International in Sharjah.
Mitchell Johnson's double blow left West Indies reeling at 134 for five at close of play on Day 2 of the first Test against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, on Friday.
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Babar Azam hit his maiden century while spinner Mohammad Nawaz grabbed four wickets as Pakistan thrashed the West Indies by 111 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method in the first day-night international on Friday. Azam's rapid-fire 139-ball 120 helped Pakistan post a challenging 284-9 in a match reduced to 49 overs a side due to a 70-minute floodlight failure at Sharjah Stadium in the UAE. West Indies -- set 287 to win -- never got close and folded at 175 in 38.4 overs.
India outclassed the West Indies by seven wickets but despite the convincing victory were eliminated from the ICC Champions Trophy, in Johannesburg, on Wednesday. Australia booked a place in the semi-finals of the tournament with a thrilling final ball, two-wicket win over Pakistan, which meant India finished third in Group A.
West Indies captain Jason Holder tipped his cap to Jasprit Bumrah after the India pace bowler bagged a hat-trick on Day 2 of the second Test, in Kingston, on Saturday. Bumrah had figures of 6 for 16 as the West Indies collapsed to 87 for seven at stumps in their first innings, still 329 runs in arrears of India's first innings score.
Chris Gayle and Runako Morton scored half-centuries in West Indies' 110-run win over Zimbabwe in the second one-day international on Sunday. Gayle scored 58 before retiring injured and Morton hit 79 as the visitors levelled the five-match series at 1-1.
Indian opener KL Rahul ended a long home-soil century drought, scoring his 11th Test hundred in India's opening match against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. He reached 100 off 197 balls, hitting 12 stylish fours.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan on Wednesday made it clear that the series will bring the curtains down on the veteran batsman's international career.
Jermaine Lawson returns after undergoing remedial work on his bowling action for the first Test against Bangladesh.
Gambhir said his only advice to Gill has been, "Just be himself".
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