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

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Leg-break

Sunil Narine

30 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Kieran Powell

28 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Andre Russell

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Krishmar Santokie

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Dwayne Smith

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Left-hand bat

Leg-break

Andre Fletcher

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Jason Holder

27 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Denesh Ramdin

33 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Darren Sammy

34 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Shane Shillingford

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Chris Gayle

39 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Kirk Edwards

34 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Darren Bravo

29 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Johnson Charles

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Narsingh Deonarine

35 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Shannon Gabriel

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Kieron Pollard

31 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Ravi Rampaul

34 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Marlon Samuels

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Lendl Simmons

33 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Tino Best

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Dwayne Bravo

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Fidel Edwards

36 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Chadwick Walton

33 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

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Upcoming Matches : West Indies Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, One-off ODI: Ireland vs West Indies at Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast - Wed, Sep 13, 2017

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1st Test: Bangladesh vs West Indies at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong - Thu, Nov 22, 2018

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2nd Test: Bangladesh vs West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Fri, Nov 30, 2018

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recent results : West Indies Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: India vs West Indies at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - Sun, Nov 11, 2018

India beat West Indies by 6 wickets

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Live Cricket Score, 2nd T20I: India vs West Indies at Ekana International Cricket Stadium, Lucknow - Tue, Nov 6, 2018

India beat West Indies by 71 runs

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Live Cricket Score, 1st T20I: India vs West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata - Sun, Nov 4, 2018

India beat West Indies by 5 wickets

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latest news : West Indies Cricket Team

Jason Holder suffers shoulder injury setback, out of Bangladesh tour
CricketCountry StaffNovember 14, 2018 2:22 PM IST
No replacement captain has been named, but Kraigg Brathwaite is likely to lead in Bangladesh.
Match Highlights: India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I
CricketCountry StaffNovember 12, 2018 9:48 AM IST
India beat West Indies off the last ball of a thriller in Chennai on Sunday, with Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant the stars.
Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant help India to thrilling six-wicket win over West Indies; hosts register 3-0 series sweep
CricketCountry StaffNovember 11, 2018 11:01 PM IST
Dhawan's 62-ball 92 is his his highest score in T20Is.
ICC Women’s World Cup Group A preview: West Indies aim for encore at home
CricketCountry StaffNovember 8, 2018 3:35 PM IST
Defending champions West Indies are in Group with former winners England, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Match highlights: India vs West Indies, 5th ODI
CricketCountry StaffNovember 2, 2018 9:54 AM IST
Recap the highlights of India's nine-wicket win over West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.

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Latest Features : West Indies Cricket Team

West Indies need Marlon Samuels to extend ODI dominance versus India
CricketCountry StaffOctober 19, 2018 8:47 AM IST
Only three visiting batsmen have been more successful than Samuels against India: Ponting, Pietersen and Dilshan.
India vs West Indies ODIs: All you need to know
CricketCountry StaffOctober 18, 2018 8:00 AM IST
Virat Kohli’s India are second with 122 ratings points, while Jason Holder’s tourists are down at ninth behind Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
India vs West Indies: If it’s Hyderabad, it’s gotta be the Pujara-Ashwin show
CricketCountry StaffOctober 11, 2018 8:23 AM IST
Pujara has racked up 500 run in four Test innings at the ground, while Ashwin's tally there stands at 24 wickets in three games.
India vs West Indies, 2nd Test: What can we expect in Hyderabad?
CricketCountry StaffOctober 10, 2018 11:00 AM IST
India's record at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium stands at three wins and a draw from four Test matches.

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PHOTOS AND VIDEOS : West Indies Cricket Team

Match Highlights: India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I
CricketCountry StaffNovember 12, 2018 9:48 AM IST
India beat West Indies off the last ball of a thriller in Chennai on Sunday, with Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant the stars.
Match highlights: India vs West Indies, 5th ODI
CricketCountry StaffNovember 2, 2018 9:54 AM IST
Recap the highlights of India's nine-wicket win over West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday.
Match Highlights: India vs West Indies, 4th ODI
CricketCountry StaffOctober 30, 2018 10:13 AM IST
Opening batsman Rohit Sharma slammed a dominant 162 to set up India's crushing 224-run victory over West Indies in the fourth ODI on Monday.
In Pictures: West Indies vs ICC World XI
CricketCountry StaffJune 1, 2018 1:19 PM IST
West Indies 199 for 4 in 20 overs [ Evin Lewis (58), Denesh Ramdin (44*); Rashid Khan 4-0-48-2] beat World XI 127 allout in 16.4
Year-ender 2017: Best cricketing moments
Shruti HariharanDecember 29, 2017 5:29 PM IST
The year 2017 was a mixture of historic victories, emotional retirements, return of international cricket in a cricket-crazy nation and some partnerships were relived.
ENG vs WI, 5th ODI: Photos
CricketCountry StaffSeptember 30, 2017 12:57 AM IST
England won the five ODI series versus West Indies without dropping a game.

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Sri Lanka vs England - 2nd Test

ENG 324/9 OVERS: 76.0

SL 336 (103.0 Ovs)

ENG lead by 278 runs
Pakistan vs New Zealand - 1st Test

PAK 59/2 OVERS: 23.0

NZ 153 (66.3 Ovs)

PAK trail by 94 runs
Australia vs South Africa - One-off T20I

Australia

Australia vs South Africa - One-off T20I

17 Nov, 2018 13:50 IST | 08:20 GMT

Carrara Oval, Carrara
India vs Australia - 1st T20I

21 Nov, 2018 13:20 IST | 07:50 GMT

Brisbane Cricket Ground (Woolloongabba), Brisbane
Bangladesh vs West Indies - 1st Test

22 Nov, 2018 09:00 IST | 03:30 GMT

Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Sri Lanka vs England - 3rd Test

23 Nov, 2018 10:00 IST | 04:30 GMT

Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
India vs Australia - 2nd T20I

23 Nov, 2018 14:20 IST | 08:50 GMT

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne