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

31 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

35 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

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

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

1st Test: West Indies vs England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados - Wed, Jan 23, 2019

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2nd Test: West Indies vs England at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua - Thu, Jan 31, 2019

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3rd Test: West Indies vs England at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia - Sat, Feb 9, 2019

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recent results : West Indies Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Bangladesh vs West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Sat, Dec 22, 2018

West Indies beat Bangladesh by 50 runs

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Live Cricket Score, 2nd T20I: Bangladesh vs West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur - Thu, Dec 20, 2018

Bangladesh beat West Indies by 36 runs

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Live Cricket Score, 1st T20I: Bangladesh vs West Indies at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet - Mon, Dec 17, 2018

West Indies beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets

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latest news : West Indies Cricket Team

Hopefully we can walk away with the ICC World Cup and Ashes trophy this year: Trevor Bayliss
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 20, 2019 3:58 PM IST
This will be the first time the two events have taken place in the same country in the same year since the inaugural 1975 men’s
West Indies stand by Richard Pybus appointment despite criticism
Agence France-PresseJanuary 19, 2019 8:49 AM IST
Pybus will coach the team for the forthcoming series against England, the World Cup and the visit of India in July and August.
Steve Smith, David Warner playing club cricket set an example: Stuart Law
Agence France-PresseJanuary 17, 2019 8:22 AM IST
The banned pair played Sydney club cricket to stay fresh, which Law felt was beneficial.
Don’t underestimate West Indies at home: Former coach Stuart Law warns England
Agence France-PresseJanuary 17, 2019 1:12 AM IST
Law was in-charge when Windies stunned England to win the second Test at Headingley two years ago.
Olly Stone sent for scan on back injury, doubtful for Windies tour
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 17, 2019 12:59 AM IST
Stone may not get to feature in the Test series.

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Latest Features : West Indies Cricket Team

Year-ender 2018: West Indies review – Plenty of loose ends despite shades of promise
Aditya BhattacharyaDecember 26, 2018 9:24 AM IST
While they were somewhat impressive at home and ended the year with a series win in Bangladesh, West Indies' struggle against spin overseas remained a
This Day That Year: Virender Sehwag breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI record with 219
CricketCountry StaffDecember 8, 2018 9:32 AM IST
On December 8, 2011, the pupil emulated the master when Virender Sehwag bullied a hapless West Indian attack to help himself to a double hundred
Bangladesh’s Nayeem Hasan becomes the youngest ever player to take five wickets on debut
CricketCountry StaffNovember 23, 2018 4:17 PM IST
Teenage off-spinner Nayeem Hasan became the youngest ever player to take five wickets on debut as Bangladesh bowled out the West Indies for 246 in
Bangladesh add uncapped opener Shadman Islam for opening Test against West Indies
CricketCountry StaffNovember 19, 2018 6:19 PM IST
Islam also represented Bangladesh A and Bangladesh U-19 teams.

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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.

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South Africa vs Pakistan - 1st ODI

PAK 267/5 OVERS: 49.1

RSA 266/2 (50.0 Ovs)

Pakistan beat South Africa by 5 wickets

South Africa vs Pakistan - 2nd ODI

22 Jan, 2019 16:30 IST | 11:00 GMT

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23 Jan, 2019 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
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24 Jan, 2019 08:30 IST | 03:00 GMT

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South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI

25 Jan, 2019 16:30 IST | 11:00 GMT

SuperSport Park, Centurion
South Africa vs Pakistan - 4th ODI

27 Jan, 2019 13:30 IST | 08:00 GMT

The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg