Out-of-sorts opener Devon Smith has been named in a WICB President’s XI to face Australia in three-day tour match starting in Barbados Monday.
Big-hitting Kieron Pollard blasted a typically muscular 47 as West Indies clinched their first win in almost six years over Australia when they took the second one-dayer by five wickets on Sunday.
Carlton Baugh was called up by the West Indies on Sunday to replace the injured Denesh Ramdin for the first three matches of their one-day series against Australia.
After six years in the wilderness, West Indies wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh is enjoying a new lease on his international career. He made his Test debut as a 20-year-old against the touring Australians back in 2003 but survived just five matches over the next year before being discarded.
Man who dazzled at the Feroz Shah Kotla was Carlton Baugh, the wicket-keeper.
With India batting and Sachin Tendulkar in action, crowd attendance improved on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies, though they had to return disappointed as the iconic batsman once again missed out on a chance to hit his 100th international ton on Monday.
Opener Adrian Barath returned after recovering from a hamstring injury as West Indies announced a 15-member squad for the three-Test series against India starting November 6 in Delhi.
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy wants his batsmen to fire in a bid to win the series-deciding second and final cricket Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka from Saturday.
Bangladesh's Elias Sunny made a memorable seven-wicket debut against the West Indies in the rain-hit opening Test, which ended in a draw on the fifth and final day on Tuesday.
Bangladesh debutant Elias Sunny grabbed six wickets against the West Indies as the opening Test headed for a draw on the fifth and final day in Chittagong on Tuesday.