Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is close to breaking Chris Gayle's record for most sixes in an IPL season.
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.
India may scrap their tour of West Indies in 2016 after the Caribbean team's abrupt pullout on Friday, said an angry Indian cricket board (BCCI) which is also considering legal actions and seeking intervention of the game's world governing body.
The ICC approved Guyana leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo as a replacement for injured all-rounder Dwayne Bravo in the West Indies squad for the World Cup.
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.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's all-powerful Working Committee will meet in Hyderabad on Tuesday to decide on whether to impose a freeze on future West Indies tour and claim damages in the wake of the unprecedented move by the Caribbean team to pull out of the remainder of India tour because of the pay dispute with the Board.
Images from the ICC Champions Trophy Group A match between Pakistan and West Indies in Johannesburg.
CWI Lead Selector, Roger Harper, said that he is delighted with Gabriel's inclusion to the squad.
Bangladesh followed up their Test series victory over West Indies with a convincing triumph in the opening one-day international on Sunday.
The first One-day International between Sri Lanka and West Indies was abandoned because of rain at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Monday.
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan questions Abhishek Sharma's batting technique after his low score against West Indies, while praising Tilak Varma's crucial cameo in India's T20 World Cup Super 8 win.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness dedicated a scoreboard gifted by India to Sabina Park, highlighting the strong cricket ties between the two nations.
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.
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.
For India, a win against the West Indies will guarantee a semifinal spot, with four points making net run rate a non-issue.
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.
Jermaine Lawson returns after undergoing remedial work on his bowling action for the first Test against Bangladesh.
He will lead in the absence of the injured Brian Lara in the first two one-day internationals against Bangladesh.
The fast bowler was named in a 13-man squad as a replacement for Fidel Edwards for the second Test against Pakistan.
Indian middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer has completed 5,000 international runs across all formats, achieving this milestone during a T20I against England where he scored 68 runs. The article also highlights his impressive career statistics and mentions Abhishek Sharma's new record for the fastest 100 T20I sixes by a Test-playing nation player.
Rampaul, a member of the 2012 World Cup winning squad, played his last T20 match against Sri Lanka in 2015 and returns to bolster a solid looking lineup that will look to deliver an unprecedented third title for a single team.
Ajinkya Rahane, known as 'Jinx', has retired from international cricket at 38, leaving behind a legacy of quiet resolve, exceptional captaincy, and crucial innings that often came when India needed them most.
Pakistan beat the West Indies by 24 runs in the second one-day international to clinch the three-match series 2-0 at Sheikh Zayed stadium on Friday.
England crushed the West Indies by 58 runs in the third and final one-day international at Edgbaston on Tuesday to clinch the series 2-0. Coming after their Test series win over the Windies, it was the perfect fillip for the forthcoming World Twenty20 and Ashes series, though England will have to work much harder for success in those competitions.
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.
At 31, it would be too early and unwise to phase out a special talent like Sanju Samson, who despite the odd blip appears to be enjoying the best phase of his India career.
West Indies have postponed their visit to Pakistan for a three-match Twenty20 with the leading Caribbean players expressing concerns about their security in the country, the sources have claimed.
Chris Gayle was not at his brutal best in the IPL but Andre Russell's butchering of the bowlers has forced the teams to take note of what could await them at the World Cup.
Praise poured in from all corners for Sanju Samson who guided India to a victory over the West Indies in a virtual quarterfinal in their T20 World Cup Super 8 match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Sunday.
The West Indies Cricket Board has slammed Darren Sammy for criticising the lack of support from the board, terming the skipper's outburst following the team's dramatic World T20 triumph as "inappropriate".
India defeated the West Indies to secure a spot in the T20 World Cup semifinal against England, with opener Sanju Samson's making an unbeaten 97.
West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan scored a patient and determined 128 on Tuesday to take his side to a draw on the final day of the second Test against Australia. Australia, 1-0 up in the three-match series, retained the Frank Worrell Trophy.
Chris Gayle praised Rajasthan Royals teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the 15-year-old produced another breathtaking display in the IPL Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Australia, abandoning conventional wisdom by opening their bowling attack with a spinner, seized control of the second Test against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Monday.
Phil Simmons called on his players to utilise their past experiences to get the better of Kohli and his men.
Organisers are confident West Indies will take part at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand early next year despite the crisis caused by their withdrawal from the tour of India earlier this month.
Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane hit half-centuries before rain washed out the first One-day International between West Indies and India, in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Friday.
West Indies created history by becoming the first nation to win the ICC World T20 twice with a dramatic four-wicket victory against England riding on Carlos Brathwaite's magical finish at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Sunday.
The majority of the team and management arrived in New Zealand last Friday after a 54-hour flight from Barbados and have been in a biosecure facility in Christchurch.
India defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
