The West Indies won the third and final match by 86 runs and took the series 2-0. Vasbert Drakes was adjudged man of the series.\n\n
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who was at his glorious best against Australia during the second Test of the series in Karachi, gained three spots to move up to No.5 in the rankings chart.
A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
Talented Mumbai batsman Rohit Sharma made a comeback to the Test squad for the West Indies series, which will also mark the farewell and landmark 200th Test of batting icon Sachin Tendulkar, next month.
Nurse picked up a niggle in his shoulder in the previous match in Mumbai and looked in discomfort, rendering him unavailable for the fifth and final ODI against India.
England beat the West Indies by six runs on the DLS scoring method to take an unassailable 3-0 series lead after rain curtailed what promised to be a thrilling finish to the fourth One-Day International at The Oval on Wednesday.
The flamboyant Chris Gayle is unlikely to get a farewell Test match against India after being overlooked in the 13-strong West Indies squad for the two-Test series, starting August 22 at North Sound, in Antigua.
The veteran opener remains a dangerous batsman capable of single-handedly destroying any bowling attack with his trademark power-hitting which makes him one of the sought-after players in Twenty20 leagues across the cricketing world.
Maintaining that it's not the end of the road for seniors like Zaheer Khan, Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Sanjay Patel said India's Test squad for the upcoming series against West Indies was selected keeping in mind the busy international schedule next year.
Shubman Gill was unlucky to miss out on a maiden century but India rode on his sublime 98 to outclass West Indies by 119 runs and complete a 3-0 rout in the ODI series at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Wednesday.
Rain dashed the West Indies' hopes of registering their first victory after two defeats, washing out the third One-Day International against Australia at the SCG on Friday. The tourists dismissed Australia for 225 but faced just one over in reply, scoring six without loss.
Having sealed the series with a comprehensive win in the second T20I at Lucknow riding on skipper Rohit Sharma's brilliant ton, the home team would look to give reserve bench players like Shreyas Iyer, MS Washington Sundar and the uncapped Shahbaz Nadeem an opportunity before it embarks on the tour of Australia.
West Indies have recalled batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan for the upcoming One-day series in Australia, but all-rounder Marlon Samuels has not been named in the 15-man squad.
He took part in a full practice session on Friday after recovering from a groin injury.
Jonny Bairstow smashed a career-best unbeaten 141 and Jason Roy hit 96 as England thrashed West Indies by nine wickets in Southampton to complete a 4-0 series rout on Friday.
Formidable India will hope to get more answers for their unsettled middle-order puzzle when they take on a reeling West Indies in the five-match ODI series, starting Sunday and ticking off the home team's countdown to the 2019 World Cup.
West Indies captain Chris Gayle has recovered from a hamstring injury and been named in a 13-man squad for the first two one-day internationals against England in Guyana.
Kieron Pollard was recalled to the West Indies squad announced on Wednesday for next month's triangular One-day series against Australia and South Africa.
Chris Gayle lashed out at Emirates Airline
Russell, who had a terrific IPL prior to the mega-event, has been replaced by Sunil Ambris for the remaining three matches of West Indies.
West Indies, on the other hand, would be desperate to return home with some positivity at the end of a two-month long series in which they lost both the Test and ODI series.
Even West Indies team which had Lara couldn't win Test series in India, says Holder
Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine failed to make the cut as West Indies announced their 15-man squad
Australia and West Indies played out a thrilling tie in the third One-Day International at a packed Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown on Tuesday.
Pant had a bad start to the Windies tour as he was dismissed for 0 and 4 in the first two T20Is of the three-match series. He was later successful in turning around his fortunes as he played a match-winning knock of 65 runs in the third T20I.
Kings XI Punjab's Nicholas Pooran says he is not under any pressure to prove himself after being compared to teammate Chris Gayle
West Indies captain Jason Holder will miss the third and final Test against England after being banned by the International Cricket Council because of his team's slow over rate during the second match in Antigua.
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard lauded his batsmen for putting up a good show but came down hard on the bowlers for failing to defend 200-plus score against India in the first T20 International.
The West Indies tasted success for the first time on their New Zealand tour on Thursday when they scraped home by two wickets in the first One-Day International in Auckland. After dismissing New Zealand for a modest 156 in 42.1 overs, the West Indies made hard work the target for the loss of eight wickets in 27.3 overs.
West Indies appointed Floyd Reifer as their new interim head coach on Thursday, replacing Richard Pybus as part of a series of administrative changes less than two months before the World Cup.
The 35-year-old Trinidadian, who made his West Indies debut in 2004, played 40 Tests, 164 one-day internationals and 66 T20 internationals.
West Indies coach Phil Simmons was suspended on Monday for appearing to question the selection of his One-Day international squad that will tour Sri Lanka in November.
Dave Cameron, the president of the West Indies Cricket Board, has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India to sort the issue of his country's pull-out from their India tour midway into the series last year through a bilateral discussion or third-party mediation over the next two months.
The fast bowler missed the 2011 and 2015 World Cups as a result of a five-year ban for match-fixing.
The India caption is not ready to give up!
Sunil Narine turned in a superb show with the ball as the West Indies beat New Zealand by 20 runs in the fifth and final One-day International in Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis) on Monday.
Windies bowler Jermaine Lawson failed a fitness test and will not play.
Two-time world champions West Indies will be the star attraction when 10 teams battle it out at next month's ICC Cricket World Cup qualifier for the two remaining places at the mega-event in 2019.
West Indies beat Bangladesh by 23 runs in the second ODI to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
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