The Indian cricket team defied all odds, expectations and made history on June 25, 1983 by winning its first cricket World Cup crown, defeating the mighty West Indies in the final by 43 runs at Lord's.
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.
Smith's selection was mostly influenced by Australia's emphasis on having bowling options in their top six.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between England and West Indies at the Ageas Bowl, on Friday
The sea conditions near the Odisha coast will become rough on May 9 and rougher on May 10.
With a 3-0 victory over the West Indies, Pakistan leapfrogged to No. 4 with rating of 106, leaving India behind a notch below at 105.
Riding on Tendulkar's half-century and Yuvraj's entertaining 20-ball 49 not out which had six sixes
Captain Rohit Sharma's return will certainly give solidity to the top order in the second ODI against Australia.
Russell was struck near the right ear when attempting to pull a short ball
Spain and Japan have six points and will play each other on Monday for top spot in the group
The West Indies laid down a significant marker ahead of the ODI series as they comfortably beat England by 21 runs in their sole Twenty20 fixture at Chester-le-Street on Saturday.
England's batting line-up imploded in familiar fashion before Chris Gayle inspired the West Indies to a seven-wicket triumph in the fifth and final ODI international in St Lucia on Saturday to ensure the series ended drawn at 2-2.
Skipper Virat Kohli is impressed with Hanuma Vihari's temperament, as the youngster's self-belief spreads a sense of calm in the dressing room when he is out there in the middle. Vihari was undoubtedly India's find of the West Indies Test series. He emerged the top run-getter with 289 runs that included a century and two half-centuries.
England wrapped up a comprehensive 232-run victory over West Indies in the third Test in St Lucia on Tuesday after home batsman Roston Chase made a century but got little help.
West Indies skipper Jason Holder says he will not force his team mates to travel to England for a three-Test series delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Openers Mayank Agarwal and Priyank Panchal struck fine half-centuries as India A registered a comfortable seven-wicket victory over the West Indies A in the second unofficial Test, in Port of Spain, on Saturday.
India 'A' tottering at 11 for 4 in the first hour after West Indies 'A' scored a decent 318 on the second day of the second unofficial 'Test'.
Gayle has been named in West Indies' 14-man squad for the three One-day International series (ODIs) against India.
Hetmyer said he was not thinking of the upcoming IPL auction while batting to lead Windies to victory in the 1st ODI in Chennai on Sunday.
He may have missed out on a gold medal by the thinnest of margins, but the ever-smiling Murali Shreeshankar, who won a historic silver medal in men's long jump at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday, says this is just the beginning; he is hungry for more success.
CWI said in a statement just hours before the third Twenty20 International is scheduled to begin in Karachi that the boards were meeting to "determine whether the tour can continue".
'The players are comfortable in MIQ. The team will start training in the nets after the completion of quarantine on Saturday. The fact there are balconies attached with the rooms make a huge difference.'
'Virat and I have good understanding in the middle.' 'The West Indies is a good team and we all respect them.' 'Grabbing the momentum will be key and that is why the start of the series is very important.'
Hyderabad Cricket Association chief Mohammad Azharuddin says he will address the alleged corruption charges against his governing body after hosting the December 6 T20 series opener between India and the West Indies.
The Clive Lloyd-side defeated Australia to lift the trophy.
A fit-again Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned to India's teams for next month's T20 and ODI series against the West Indies, while all-rounder Shivam Dube was rewarded with a maiden call-up in the 50-over format.
In match no. 3 of the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) season, Gujarat Giants fell to their second straight loss as UP Warriorz opened their campaign with a win at the DY Patil Stadium.
Joe Root's classy unbeaten century led England to a comprehensive eight-wicket win over West Indies in a one-sided World Cup match in Southampton.
West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel plundered five wickets as they scored a stunning victory by bowling out Pakistan for 81 on the final day of the second Test in Barbados on Thursday.
'BCCI offered to pay WI players whatever we were losing'
Talented youngster Shai Hope smashed his way to a blistering 101 while Andre Russell scored a quickfire 54 down the order to set up a 91-run win for World Cup dark horses West Indies in their warm-up game against New Zealand.
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.
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.
Dunith Wellalage was again the star for Sri Lanka as he took a five-fer and scored 52 to guide his side to a four-wicket victory over Australia in the ICC Under 19 Men's Cricket World Cup.
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.
Roston Chase closed in on his fourth Test hundred as he forged a century partnership with skipper Jason Holder to help West Indies to 295 for seven on the opening day of the second and final Test against India.
West Indies all-rounder Roston Chase says they are better-prepared to tackle Shaw, whose initial onslaught had set the tone for their embarrassing defeat in the first Test.
Race Across America -- which spans a little over 3,000 miles, from the west coast of the US to its east -- is often called the toughest race in the world. Indian cyclists are now returning multiple finishes at RAAM including podium positions within age categories, discovers Shyam G Menon.
Senior opener KL Rahul has been left out of the India squad which will travel to Zimbabwe for an ODI series next month after COVID-19 delayed his return from a long injury lay-off, while Washington Sundar and Deepak Chahar made their comebacks.
