West Indies Cricket Team

Captain: Jason Holder

Coach: Richie Richardson

West Indies Biography

Had there been no West Indies, cricket would not have reached the heights it has today. There has perhaps not been a single other team whose inhabitants have taken cricket up as naturally. To draw an analogy from football, West Indies can be called the Brazil of cricket.

As things stand today, West Indies is formed of 15 countries (including Guyana, the only Test-playing South American nation). The countries participate in other sports as individual teams; it is only cricket that binds them together, even in the current era when cricket has been losing interest in that part of the world.

Though George Headley, the three Ws [Frank Worrell, Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes], and Garry Sobers had enriched the sport significantly in their heydays, their golden era came in the 1970s and 1980s. There was a period close to two decades when the Windies juggernaut crushed everything in its path. They suffered just one series defeat - a bitter one against New Zealand, thanks largely to some blatantly biased umpiring.

With the arrival of Viv Richards and a seemingly infinite battery of menacing fast bowlers, the West Indian overcame one opposition after another in their heydays under the capable leadership of Clive Lloyd.

The 1994-95 defeat against Australia had certainly tilted the balance of the sport in favour of the Australians, but legends like Curtly Ambrose and Brian Lara had kept the torch alight as West Indies cricket even as their fortunes steadily went downhill.

There has, however, been a recent glimmer of hope when Darren Sammy s men had lifted the ICC World Twenty20 in 2012. Their ascent in the shortest version of the sport has been promising, and only can hope it extends to the longer versions as well.

West Indies Biography

West Indies players

Samuel Badree

39 years old

Right-hand bat

Leg-break

Sunil Narine

32 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Kieran Powell

30 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Andre Russell

32 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Krishmar Santokie

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Dwayne Smith

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Left-hand bat

Leg-break

Andre Fletcher

32 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Jason Holder

28 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Denesh Ramdin

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Darren Sammy

36 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Shane Shillingford

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Chris Gayle

40 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Kirk Edwards

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Darren Bravo

31 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Johnson Charles

31 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Narsingh Deonarine

36 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Shannon Gabriel

32 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Kieron Pollard

33 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Ravi Rampaul

35 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Marlon Samuels

39 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Lendl Simmons

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Tino Best

38 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Dwayne Bravo

36 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Fidel Edwards

38 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Chadwick Walton

34 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

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recent results : West Indies Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: West Indies vs Ireland at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts - Mon, Jan 20, 2020

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Live Cricket Score, 2nd T20I: West Indies vs Ireland at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts - Sun, Jan 19, 2020

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latest news : West Indies Cricket Team

'He Will do Anything to Win': Bravo Praises Pollard
India.com StaffMay 7, 2020 3:39 PM IST
Bravo also spoke of the respect Pollard gets in the dressing-room as he has achieved a lot in his career and keeps on inspiring.
Want to do Well For WI in All Formats, Not Just Tests: Holder
India.com StaffMay 7, 2020 3:04 PM IST
Holder, who has led the side in Tests for the last five years, said West Indies cricket is diverse for different players.
West Indies' Three-Test Tour of England Postponed
India.com StaffApril 25, 2020 10:53 AM IST
The decision to postpone the tour came as a result of the uncertainty for the safe resumption of cricket in the United Kingdom.
On This Day: Brian Lara Returns to Pinnacle of Test Cricket With 400 Against England
India.com StaffApril 12, 2020 1:13 PM IST
16 years ago today, Lara became the first batsman in history to reclaim a world record when he hit 400 not out against England.
Was Tough Being Back Just As a Player: Holder on Being Removed As WI Captain
CricketCountry StaffApril 11, 2020 8:17 AM IST
The biggest problem for Holder however is his lack of performances since his removal as captain.

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Latest Features : West Indies Cricket Team

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CricketCountry StaffAugust 29, 2019 3:09 PM IST
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3rd T20I: Is India vs West Indies the new India vs Sri Lanka?
CricketCountry StaffAugust 5, 2019 2:24 PM IST
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PHOTOS AND VIDEOS : West Indies Cricket Team

Video: India whitewash West Indies in table -topping Test Championship win
CricketCountry StaffSeptember 3, 2019 1:39 PM IST
India produced a top-notch bowling performance in a clinical 257-run demolition of the West Indies in the second Test as a 2-0 series victory.
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CricketCountry StaffSeptember 1, 2019 4:07 PM IST
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Buoyant India eye another series win over West Indies
CricketCountry StaffAugust 30, 2019 10:31 AM IST
Now on top of the WTC table, Virat Kohli's team will believe they can double their tally when they meet West Indies in the second
In Pics: India vs West Indies, 2nd Test, Day 4
CricketCountry StaffSeptember 3, 2019 3:47 AM IST
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between India and West Indies which the visitors won by 257 runs to take the series 2-0.
In Pics: India vs West Indies, 2nd Test, Day 3
CricketCountry StaffSeptember 2, 2019 4:43 AM IST
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and West Indies in Jamaica.
In Pics: India vs West Indies, 2nd Test, Day 2
CricketCountry StaffSeptember 1, 2019 5:57 AM IST
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and West Indies.