After contributing to India's cause by scoring 48 runs in the second innings, opener Abhinav Mukund said he took inspiration from the rival batting line-up.
Half-centuries from opener Tamim Iqbal and captain Mushfiqur Rahim took Bangladesh to a commanding 255 for four at the close of day one of the first Test in Chittagong on Friday. Captain Rahim (68) and Naeem Islam (eight) were at the crease when stumps were drawn.
Half-centuries by Marlon Samuels and Lendl Simmons eased the West Indies to an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second one-day international on Saturday and an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Lendl Simmons struck his maiden One-day century for West Indies who beat Bangladesh by 40 runs on Thursday to take 1-0 lead in their three-match series.
The West Indies were struggling at 98 for five in their first innings, in reply to India's 201 all out, on a rain-hit second day of the second cricket Test at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Wednesday.
West Indies T20 skipper Darren Sammy has excluded from the list of central contract for the 2015-16 international cricket season.
Pakistan piled up 452 runs and reduced West Indies to 106 for four to take control of the second Test in Abu Dhabi on the second day on Saturday.
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels marked his return from a two-year suspension with a half-century for Jamaica against the United States and said he was targeting a return to the international scene.
An irate Marlon Samuels trained his guns at Shane Warne as he dedicated his match-winning knock to the Australian spin legend, whose comments spurred him to do well.
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect due to an illegal action. An independent analysis of Samuels' action by Mark King, a member of the cricket body's panel of human movement specialists, in London revealed that his off-break and fast deliveries exceeded the permitted 15 degrees level of tolerance.
West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels will undergo independent analysis of his fast delivery in England next week to determine whether the action is legal, the International Cricket Council said on Wednesday.
The West Indies all-rounder has been reported for suspect action relating to his fast delivery during the third Test against South Africa.
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The West Indies Cricket Board and the West Indies Players Association on Tuesday, July 19, honoured the best performances by West Indian players, in both regional and international cricket in Antigua.
The record-shattering Virat Kohli became the quickest to reach 10,000 ODI runs on his way to slamming yet another century as India notched a competitive 321 for six in the second match against the West Indies, in Visakhapatnam, on Wednesday.
If we have not been world beaters in cricket for the longest time, here is the reason: We look down on our bowlers and deify batsmen, argues Aakar Patel.
West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo has hit back at Marlon Samuels for claiming that he was not part of the ODI team's plan to abandon the troubled tour of India, saying that his team-mate was an 'interested party' and spoke 'vigorously' during the meetings he attended.
West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels has been found liable of one of the two bribery charges and faces a two year ban from international cricket.
A spectacular collapse has raised the prospect of a nervous finale for a brittle West Indies after they finished on 275 for nine on day four of the second Test against South Africa on Monday.
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has been charged with misconduct after an internal investigation by the WICB into bribery and match-fixing allegations against him.
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels will need surgery on a chronic right wrist injury and has been ruled out of their limited overs series in New Zealand, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.
A two-member ICC team received tapes of alleged conversation between the West Indies all-rounder and bookie Mukesh Kochar.
Except India and Sri Lanka players and officials, no one, not even the media personnel, will be allowed entry to the ground during the nets on Saturday.
The team will be in Nagpur by Monday and will have detailed discussions with the Nagpur police.
The police have sent a detailed report to Sushank Manohar of the BCCI and the anti-corruption branch of the International Cricket Council.
The West Indies batsman will face an investigation by the national board over alleged links with a bookmaker during a one-day tour of India in January.
Set a challenging target of 279 to win at Edgbaston, England were bowled out for 217.
West Indies recovered from a shaky start to defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the rain-affected second one-day international on Saturday and claim an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Set a target of 125 to win in 25 overs after rain halted Sri Lanka's innings at 112 for five, the hosts were in trouble at 18 for three before Shivnarine Chanderpaul (52 not out) and Marlon Samuels (54 not out) saw them home.
West Indies took advantage of some wayward England bowling to win the first Twenty20 international by 16 runs.
Sri Lanka clawed their way back into the second Test on Friday, snapping up six West Indies wickets in the final session. The home team was 268 for 7 at close on the second day, having gone into tea in complete command on 133 for 1 in reply to Sri Lanka's 278 all out.
There are five pacemen and two seam bowling all-rounders, including Ravi Rampaul and Darren Sammy who have played one-dayers and now get a chance to make their Test debuts.
Fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini shared six wickets to earn the advantage for South Africa on the first day of the second Test against West Indies on Wednesday.
Police sources revealed that the mobile phone that Samuels used was registered in the name of Vasu Gangwani, the liaison officer for the team during its visit to India.
Samuels and 19-year-old Trinidad all rounder Kieron Pollard were both named in a 15-man squad announced on Thursday.
The West Indies won the fourth ODI by five wickets to take an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
A WICB spokesman said the Board will probe the Marlon Samuels episode and take action "consistent with the law".
Marlon Samuels' mother admitted that the West Indies all-rounder is a friend of alleged bookmaker Mukesh Kochar but denied allegations of her son being involved in match-fixing.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in the fourth ODI of the DLF Cup tri-series.
"In his conversation with bookie Mukesh Kochar, we found Samuels talking about general things like order of the batsmen and arrangement of fielders," Pasricha said.
Police are examining whether it is the former India cricketer.
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