New Zealand and West Indies cricket teams both took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement
South Africa had set the tourists an improbable 391 for victory on day four but skittled them out for 106 in 35.1 overs
Armed with a strong pace attack, comprising the likes of Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel, Alzarri Joseph and captain Jason Holder, West Indies are set to take on hosts England in a three-match Test series, starting July 8 in Southampton.
Shamar Joseph dismissed the formidable Steve Smith with his very first delivery in Test cricket.
The Indian trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami grabbed their third successive Archery World Cup gold medal, beating Turkey 232-226 in a lopsided compound women's team final at the stage two event in Yecheon (South Korea), on Saturday.
Aiden Markram handed South Africa a strong start, but fell just four short of his ton as West Indies fought back on the opening day of the second Test.
Ahead of the second Test, West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite said they would like to stick to the same batting line-up.
The spin maestros delivered a masterful performance to dismantle the opposition's batting lineup.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad's inability to hold their wickets against quality bowling came to the fore in the IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants on Friday, and their chief coach Brian Lara pointed out that "losing a lot of wickets in clumps" was not helping matters.
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Wavell Hinds hit an unbeaten ton to help his team chase down 253.
West Indies skipper Jason Holder was pleased with the result after being outplayed by India at home in a two-match Test series.
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Root said England could not afford to lower their guard against an attack which featured three bowlers -- Jason Holder, Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel -- who are among the top 20 in official Test rankings.
Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored fine unbeaten half-centuries as India defeated the West Indies by 56 runs to keep their slate clean in the women's T20I Tri-Series, in East London (South Africa) on Monday.
Rovman Powell's hands were the safest pair of hands on the field on Wednesday.
The West Indies vice-captain said easy victory over Pakistan has lifted team morale.
Fast bowling sensation Shamar Joseph should be fast-tracked into the West Indies squad for the home T20 World Cup in June, said former captain Chris Gayle.
Cricket remains integral but "not everything" for MS Dhoni, says his former India teammate Zaheer Khan of the man with a penchant for catching the world off-guard and an eagerness to explore various avenues.
'All options will be considered. We're not going to make the decision until the deadline, which will be the West Indies game.'
Sri Lanka opening bowler Suranga Lakmal made early inroads, taking the wickets of John Campbell (5) and Nkrumah Bonner (0) in the morning session and piling on the pressure with six successive maidens.
The move was panned by many fans who felt that Rohit and Virat should have played with the World Cup weeks away and few ODIs on India's schedule.
In 21 ODIs this year, Buttler has scored 747 runs at an average of 39.31 and a strike rate of over 107, with the best score of 131. He scored a century and four fifties this year in ODIs.
More than eight years after Carlos Brathwaite's four sixes at Eden Gardens gave them their second T20 world title, a wounded West Indies will look to redeem themselves at home when they begin their campaign in the event's ninth edition by taking on Papua New Guinea, in Georgetown on Sunday.
The Caribbean side had a miserable performance in the ODI format after failing to teach the knock-out stage of the ICC World Cup in July.
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Deepti Sharma excelled with the ball before Richa Ghosh produced a fine knock as India cruised to a six-wicket victory over the West Indies in their Women's T20 World Cup Group 2 match in Cape Town on Wednesday.
The England-Windies Test series will be held at Hampshire's Ageas Bowl and Lancashire's Emirates Old Trafford, which have been chosen as bio-secure venues.
Carlos Alcaraz's hopes for a Sunshine Double came undone in spectacular fashion as the top-seeded Spaniard was beaten by Grigor Dimitrov.
Legendry spinner Shane Warne has issued an open invitation to West Indies to get aid from their former great Brian Lara following their humiliating defeat in the first Test against Australia.
The Indian team, currently in the Caribbean for their Windies tour, were hosted at the Indian high commission in Guyana.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brendan Nash cashed in on a flat pitch to score centuries and lift West Indies to 424 for four on Day three of the second Test against South Africa in St Kitts on Sunday.
Nikolay Davydenko of Russia beat Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the Hamburg Masters
Australia's David Warner smashed an incendiary half-century and Mitchell Starc claimed 4-20 to help the hosts beat West Indies by 31 runs in the second Twenty20 International and complete a 2-0 series sweep in Brisbane on Friday.
A ruthless Indian team is unlikely to take its foot off the pedal as it aims to top up a world-record winning feat with another clean sweep against the West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Wednesday.
The T20I games will be played on July 29, August 1, August 2, August 6 and August 7.
Talking on the Wisden Cricket Monthly Podcast, Grave said that he is sick of the phrase that the 'world cricket needs a strong West Indies' team', especially when it is doing all it can to weaken it.
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Images from Tuesday's third T20 International between India and the West Indies, in Guyana.
