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

Chris Gayle

43 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Chadwick Walton

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Shane Shillingford

39 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Darren Sammy

38 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Denesh Ramdin

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Jason Holder

31 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Andre Fletcher

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Left-hand bat

Leg-break

Dwayne Smith

39 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Krishmar Santokie

Left-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Andre Russell

34 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Kieran Powell

32 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Sunil Narine

34 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Samuel Badree

41 years old

Right-hand bat

Leg-break

Kirk Edwards

38 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Fidel Edwards

40 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Dwayne Bravo

39 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Tino Best

41 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Lendl Simmons

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Marlon Samuels

41 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Ravi Rampaul

38 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Kieron Pollard

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Shannon Gabriel

34 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Narsingh Deonarine

39 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Johnson Charles

33 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Darren Bravo

33 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

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Upcoming Matches : West Indies Cricket Team

5th T20I: West Indies vs Pakistan at Providence Stadium, Guyana - Tue, Aug 3, 2021

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Live Cricket Score, 1st ODI: Pakistan vs West Indies at National Stadium, Karachi - Sat, Dec 18, 2021

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Live Cricket Score, 2nd ODI: Pakistan vs West Indies at National Stadium, Karachi - Mon, Dec 20, 2021

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recent results : West Indies Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, 1st Test: Australia vs West Indies at Perth Stadium, Perth - Wed, Nov 30, 2022

Australia beat West Indies by 164 runs

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Live Cricket Score, Match 11: Ireland vs West Indies at Bellerive Oval, Hobart - Fri, Oct 21, 2022

Ireland beat West Indies by 9 wickets

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Live Cricket Score, Match 8: West Indies vs Zimbabwe at Bellerive Oval, Hobart - Wed, Oct 19, 2022

West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 31 runs

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latest news : West Indies Cricket Team

Australia vs West Indies Live Cricket Score and Updates: AUS vs WI 2nd Test match Live cricket score at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
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Australia vs West Indies Live Cricket Score and Updates: AUS vs WI 1st Test match Live cricket score at Perth Stadium, Perth
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After Early T20 World Cup Exit, West Indies Dealt With Another Massive Blow
CricketCountry Staff October 25, 2022 11:17 AM IST
Phil Simmons to step down as West Indies head coach after team's poor show in T20 World Cup
Two Time World Champions West Indies Knocked Out Of T20 World Cup, Ireland March Into Super 12s
CricketCountry Staff October 22, 2022 9:43 AM IST
Paul Stirling scored a blazing 66 off 48 balls to take Ireland into Super 12s.
West Indies To Conduct Post-mortem Of Team's Exit From T20 World Cup
Indo-Asian News Service October 22, 2022 9:37 AM IST
West Indies president Ricky Skerritt has expressed deep disappointment over the West Indies men's team's stunning defeat to Ireland in the T20 World Cup.

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Latest Features : West Indies Cricket Team

It’s mind over matter for Hanuma Vihari
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Adapting to the situation and playing accordingly may seem like a quite straightforward plan, it is easier said than done. Vihari reveals why it is
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Warwick Armstrong to Dwayne Leverock: do not take these cricketers lightly.
2nd Test: Virat Kohli set to surpass MS Dhoni to become India’s most successful Test captain
CricketCountry Staff August 29, 2019 3:09 PM IST
Kohli had equaled Dhoni’s record as he won his 27th Test as India captain during India’s win in the first Test against West Indies.
3rd T20I: Is India vs West Indies the new India vs Sri Lanka?
CricketCountry Staff August 5, 2019 2:24 PM IST
Since 2009, India have played West Indies in 11 series. What will this tour throw up?

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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

Chris Gayle - Total 10425 runs

Most Prolific Bowler

Courtney Walsh - Total 227 wickets

Highest Individual Score

Evin Lewis - 125 runs

Best Bowling

Obed McCoy - 6/17

Most Prolific Batsman

Chris Gayle - Total 1899 runs

Most Prolific Bowler

Dwayne Bravo - Total 78 wickets

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS : West Indies Cricket Team

Video: India whitewash West Indies in table -topping Test Championship win
CricketCountry Staff September 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.
VIDEO: Bumrah hat-trick puts India on top in Kingston
CricketCountry Staff September 1, 2019 4:07 PM IST
Jasprit Bumrah took a hat-trick after Hanuma Vihari's maiden century to put India on top.
Buoyant India eye another series win over West Indies
CricketCountry Staff August 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, England vs West Indies 2020: 3rd Test, Manchester, Day 2
CricketCountry Staff July 25, 2020 5:53 PM IST
Our selection of the top images and highlights from the second day's play of the third and final Test between England and West Indies in
In Pics, England vs West Indies 2020: 3rd Test, Manchester, Day 1
CricketCountry Staff July 24, 2020 10:59 PM IST
Our selection of the top images and highlights from the opening day's play of the third and final Test between England and West Indies at
2nd Test, England vs West Indies: All-Round Stokes Draws Level For The Hosts
CricketCountry Staff July 21, 2020 3:55 PM IST
Ben Stokes was the start for England as his all-round show helped the hosts draw level at 1-1 in the three-match series.

Live Scorecard

Australia vs West Indies - 2nd Test

AUS 330/3 OVERS: 89.0

Pakistan vs England - 2nd Test

09 Dec, 2022 10:30 IST | 05:00 GMT

Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
India vs Bangladesh - 3rd ODI

10 Dec, 2022 11:30 IST | 06:00 GMT

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
India vs Bangladesh - 1st Test

14 Dec, 2022 09:00 IST | 03:30 GMT

Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
Australia vs South Africa - 1st Test

17 Dec, 2022 05:50 IST | 00:20 GMT

The Gabba, Brisbane
Pakistan vs England - 3rd Test

17 Dec, 2022 10:30 IST | 05:00 GMT

National Stadium, Karachi

Namibia vs Nepal - Match 5

Namibia beat Nepal by 86 runs
India vs Bangladesh - 2nd ODI

Bangladesh beat India by 5 runs
Pakistan vs England - 1st Test

England beat Pakistan by 74 runs
Namibia vs Scotland - Match 4

Namibia beat Scotland by 3 wickets
Australia vs West Indies - 1st Test

Australia beat West Indies by 164 runs

RECENT RESULTS

AUS vs WI

West Indies in Australia, 2022, 1st Test

Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at Perth Stadium, Perth

Australia beat West Indies by 164 runs

Ireland vs WI

ICC World Twenty20, 2022, Match 11

Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Ireland beat West Indies by 9 wickets

WI vs Zimbabwe

ICC World Twenty20, 2022, Match 8

Wed, Oct 19, 2022 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart

West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 31 runs