This is the first Olympic qualifier where the top-three finishers in individual and team categories will get berths at the Paris Games.
The decision to rest Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the last two ODIs against West Indies has drawn a lot of flak, but Ravichandran Ashwin defended the team management's call saying critics were finding fault for the sake of it.
But Mendis and Embuldeniya then ran through the batting line-up to bundle them out for 132 in the second session as West Indies lost their last eight wickets for 40 runs.
Virat Kohli is the "benchmark" and that is why all West Indies players should work as hard as the Indian captain to achieve their goals, believes their assistant coach Roddy Estwick.
Following the smashing victory by the West Indies in the World Twenty20 in the Men's, Women's and the under-19 events, Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar called on the West Indies Cricket Board to supports the team and address their concerns.
Seam bowler Ryan McLaren took five for 19 to lead South Africa to a 13-run win over West Indies in their Twenty20 international at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium on Wednesday.
Chris Gayle treated the locals to a thrilling show of hitting as the West Indies defeated an injury-hit New Zealand by 56 runs in the first of two Twenty20 Internationals between in Lauderhill, Florida on Saturday.
Sanjana Ganesan and Boom Boom flew to Chicago for a holiday after the fast bowler had finished his duties with the Indian team in England.
Images from the second semifinal between Australia and South Africa in the ongoing ICC Men's ODI World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Iga Swiatek used an outfit change to help her reset after a poor start and beat China's Zheng Qinwen.
A clinical India completed one of the most ruthless clean sweeps in recent times, demolishing a listless West Indies by 10 wickets in the second Test, inside three days, to clinch the series 2-0.
West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite has highlighted the need to improve the standard of pitches in the Caribbean following a Test series loss to India at home.
India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey has dubbed the pitch used for the second Test as "very, very slow for batting" and criticised the West Indians for "not even trying" to play shots.
Images from the 4th T20I between India and West Indies in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday.
India's star-studded top four failed to fire against the West Indies, but Shikha Pandey's late show hauled them up to 107 and they defended it superbly, Poonam Yadav starring with the ball to earn a two-run win.
A dominant India posted a massive 649 for nine before their bowlers chipped away at the wickets to leave West Indies reeling on 94 for six at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test in Rajkot.
Star all-rounder Andre Russell was forced to skip the West Indies team's practice session on the eve of their first T20I against India after missing a connecting flight from Dubai
The ICC has approved Nikita Miller as replacement for Sunil Narine in West Indies' WC squad
West Indies captain Shai Hope on Saturday questioned the attitude and preparedness of his players after their shocking exit from the race to qualify for the World Cup in India.
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has simple advice for his team after being "demolished" by England in their Twenty20 World Cup opener -- forget the thrashing and revive the title defence.
Manoj Tiwary played 12 ODIs and three T20Is for India between 2008 to 2015, but had a nearly two-decade long career for Bengal during which he featured in 141 first class games,.
Rahane expressed happiness on his return to the team and his role as vice-captain in the new WTC 2023-25 cycle.
Chase's extraordinary figures -- better than Shane Warne's Test best of eight for 71 -- were achieved even though he did not exact prodigious turn. He got just enough, however, to keep the batsmen on edge.
Confirmation of the suspension came straight after the toss, with both teams promptly making their way back to their respective dressing rooms.
Starc took five wickets for 48 runs and Josh Hazlewood 3-11 as Australia bowled out the West Indies for 123 to win the 1st ODI
'If we had 18-20 more runs during that phase it would have been competitive,' says the West Indies captain.
Images from the first TwentyT20 International between India and the West Indies, in Kolkata, on Wednesday.
Former captain Virat Kohli has asked to be rested from the entire limited overs series against the West Indies next month, including the five T20Is, BCCI sources said.
West Indies were knocked out of the race to qualify for the 2023 ODI World Cup after losing to Scotland by seven wickets in the ICC World Cup 2023 qualifier match, in Harare, on Saturday.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Deepak Hooda will replace them in the squad for the series, beginning in Kolkata on February 16.
Ishan Kishan alongwith a few others will check into the National Cricket Academy ahead of the Windies tour
India captain Rohit Sharma says it was a one-off experiment to ask Rishabh Pant open the innings and not a permanent solution as his team is trying new combinations to sort out the batting order before the 2023 World Cup.
Suryakumar Yadav was back to his disdainful best as India stayed alive in the series with a seven-wicket win over the West Indies in the third T20I on Tuesday.
Andre Russell, who has been a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders camp since 2014, said no team or even his country has invested so much in him as the Knights have done.
Smith ruled out; Cummins, Warner rested for white-ball tour.
Ambati Rayudu's batting at number four and young Khaleel Ahmed's emergence as the third seamer were the two biggest gains from the ODI series against the West Indies, pointed out India captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri.
Leg-spinner Shah's selection was subject to the 35-year-old clearing a fitness test, chief selector Mohammad Wasim said in a statement.
England fell short of victory as West Indies survived for a tense draw despite a top-order collapse on the final day of the first Test in North Sound on Saturday.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle will miss the limited over series against New Zealand after failing to recover from a hamstring injury, the West Indies Cricket Board said on Friday.
Images from Thursday's World Cup match between India and West Indies, at Old Trafford.
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