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

38 years old

Right-hand bat

Leg-break

Sunil Narine

30 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Kieran Powell

29 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

36 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Left-hand bat

Leg-break

Andre Fletcher

31 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Jason Holder

27 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Denesh Ramdin

34 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Darren Sammy

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Shane Shillingford

36 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

30 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Johnson Charles

30 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

38 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Lendl Simmons

34 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

37 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

Match 1: Ireland vs West Indies at Castle Avenue, Dublin - Sun, May 5, 2019

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Match 2: West Indies vs Bangladesh at Castle Avenue, Dublin - Tue, May 7, 2019

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Match 4: Ireland vs West Indies at The Village, Malahide, Dublin - Sat, May 11, 2019

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recent results : West Indies Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: West Indies vs England at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts - Mon, Mar 11, 2019

England beat West Indies by 8 wickets

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Live Cricket Score, 2nd T20I: West Indies vs England at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts - Sat, Mar 9, 2019

England beat West Indies by 137 runs

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Live Cricket Score, 1st T20I: West Indies vs England at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia - Wed, Mar 6, 2019

England beat West Indies by 4 wickets

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latest news : West Indies Cricket Team

West Indies World Cup squad: Sunil Narine misses international cricket, vows to return
CricketCountry StaffApril 25, 2019 11:32 AM IST
The allrounder is determined to start bowling more overs in a bid to represent West Indies again.
Cricket World Cup 2019: Full list of 10 squads
CricketCountry StaffApril 24, 2019 11:31 PM IST
Full squad lists of the teams who have announced their 15 players for the World Cup in England.
West Indies World Cup squad: Andre Russell back, Shannon Gabriel named
CricketCountry StaffApril 24, 2019 11:17 PM IST
Nicholas Pooran, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas and Fabian Allan have been chosen too.
West Indies World Cup squad: ODI recalls for Russell, Pollard and Narine?
CricketCountry StaffApril 23, 2019 2:16 PM IST
West Indies are the only team left to name their squad of 15 for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.
IPL 2019: How NFL, Chris Gayle influenced KKR’s big-hitting giant Andre Russell
CricketCountry StaffApril 21, 2019 12:57 AM IST
The Jamaican has taken the bowling attacks to the cleaners, hitting sixes at will and with ease.

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Latest Features : West Indies Cricket Team

World Cup Countdown: Chaminda Vaas trumps brave Ramnaresh Sarwan
CricketCountry StaffApril 17, 2019 1:46 PM IST
Ramnaresh Sarwan threatened to take West Indies over the line, but Vaas turned matters around.
World Cup Countdown: West Indies choke, Australia enter 1996 final
CricketCountry StaffApril 6, 2019 8:48 AM IST
Chasing 208, West Indies lost eight wickets for 37 runs in 50 balls to exit the World Cup.
World Cup Countdown: 1996 – South Africa run into Brian Lara
CricketCountry StaffApril 4, 2019 11:25 AM IST
On March 11, 1996 in Karachi, South Africa ran into a champion at his best.
World Cup Countdown: 1996 – Kenya stun West Indies
CricketCountry StaffMarch 30, 2019 2:50 PM IST
In the opening round of 1996 World Cup, the cricketing world witnessed an upset of massive proportions

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records

Highest Individual Score

Brian Lara - 400 runs

Best Bowling

Jack Noreiga - 9/95

Most Prolific Batsman

Brian Lara - Total 11912 runs

Most Prolific Bowler

Courtney Walsh - Total 519 wickets

Highest Individual Score

Chris Gayle - 215 runs

Best Bowling

Winston Davis - 7/51

Most Prolific Batsman

Brian Lara - Total 10348 runs

Most Prolific Bowler

Courtney Walsh - Total 227 wickets

Highest Individual Score

Evin Lewis - 125 runs

Best Bowling

Darren Sammy - 5/26

Most Prolific Batsman

Chris Gayle - Total 1589 runs

Most Prolific Bowler

Dwayne Bravo - Total 52 wickets

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS : West Indies Cricket Team

Bangladesh vs West Indies: Umpire’s no-ball call causes controversy
CricketCountry StaffDecember 23, 2018 9:48 AM IST
West Indies might have thumped Bangladesh in the third T20I on Saturday to clinch the series 2-1 but not before a controversial no-ball call that
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.
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.