"Chris Gayle has always done well over the years. It is great to have him in the squad. He always brings a lot to the team. His presence is always felt when he steps in any cricket field. We are happy to have him in the dressing room," Holder said in a pre-match conference.
Russell had opted out of the three-match T20I series against India due to an injury, but he turned up for Vancouver Knights to play in the T20 tournament in Canada.
They have been named in the squad for the first two T20Is
Youngsters like Brandon King, Khary Pierre, Sherfane Rutherford, Keserick Williams and Hayden Walsh Jr were preferred for the India tour
WI tour or Asia Cup could be Chahar's comeback vehicle
India women now lead the five-match series 4-0 after sealing the series in the third game.
Stokes is also among the Test Cricket of the Year nominees alongside compatriot Jonny Bairstow, Australia opener Usman Khawaja and South Africa speedster Kagiso Rabada.
Opting to field, West Indies bowlers came up with a fine show to bundle out Afghanistan for 194 in 45.2 overs.
There is a lot of power in that batting line-up but maybe we are missing someone who can stick around. In my day we had Larry Gomes who could play that role, feels Clive Lloyd.
'Let's see. You are the first one to tell me this. I need to see why they have not picked me. I don't know what the plan is now that I am not there in the team. Probably, I will be playing the Ranji Trophy'
Lewis had recently declined a central contract offered by the Cricket West Indies, potentially making him more available for leagues around the world, following in the footsteps of Chris Gayle and other stars from the region.
The BCCI, last Friday shifted the match from the Wankhede Stadium to the Brabourne Stadium (owned by the Cricket Club of India), after the MCA cited financial constraints in hosting the tie.
Miffed MCA asks CoA for reasons for moving ODI to CCI
'The power sector accounts for much of the financial burden of state governments in India.'
The second One-day International to be played between India and Windies will now be held at Visakhapatnam, the BCCI announced on Wednesday.
Help Captain Kohli and Head Coach Shastri pick India's XI for the Rajkot Test.
BCCI-MPCA spar over free tickets
IMAGES from the 2nd ODI played between West Indies and India at Port-of-Spain in Trinidad on Sunday
Technology to call front foot no balls will be put to trial in it.
The West Indies selection panel on Wednesday included Sunil Ambris in place of Smith, who had scored two fifties in the nine innings that he played on his comeback for the Sri Lanka Tests following a gap of three years.
India 'A' extended their domination of the hosts to the Tests after they opted to bat
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the three-match T20Is and ODIs against West Indies but has been included in the Test squad, while veteran wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is 'unavailable' for the entire tour.
One more factor that could go in Agarwal's favour is Shikhar Dhawan's prolonged bad patch and the need to have another back-up option, apart from K L Rahul, ready.
Prithvi Shaw's belligerent strokeplay caught the attention of the cricketing world and no wonder many former greats lavished rich praise on the Mumbai wonderkid.
While the Pakistan-Bangladesh match in Cardiff was abandoned without a ball being bowled, the tie between South Africa and West Indies saw very little action.
Veda Krishnamurthy hit a strokeful fifty before left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad returned with impressive figures of 4-34 as Indian women defeated West Indies women by 15 runs in the third ODI to complete a 3-0 series whitewash, in Mulapadu, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday.
'KL Rahul in his last 5 Test series - v SA - Avg 7.1, - v Eng - Avg 29, - v WI at home - Avg 18, - v Aus - Avg 10.7, - v WI - Avg 25.4.'
'I know my baby will be fine as she finds her way to make a new life for herself,' notes Aarti David.
In a three part series, Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers from cricket World Cups held between 1975 to 2015.
Bharti Airtel, the country's largest mobile operator, has already joined the global Seamless Alliance to provide in-flight connectivity.
The day passes are for 1,900 (Rs 1,322)
The 13th edition of the IPL will have added significance as 2020 is also a T20 World Cup year.
Fearless Hetmyer guides West Indies to challenging 207/5
The national selection committee announced the squad for the two-Test series against the West Indies.
Smriti Mandhana hit an unbeaten century to power India to an emphatic seven-wicket victory against West Indies, in the ICC Women's 50-overs World Cup, in Taunton, on Thursday.
The West Indies total was six more than the 39 made by Netherlands against Sri Lanka in 2014 and is the lowest score made by a full member test-playing nation in a T20.
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The former captain was appointed manager of the West Indies team for its four-match one-day international series in India.
Images from the World Cup match between West Indies and Ireland played in Mohali on Friday.
