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

31 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Kieran Powell

29 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Andre Russell

31 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

36 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Shannon Gabriel

31 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Kieron Pollard

32 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

34 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

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Upcoming Matches : West Indies Cricket Team

1st Test: India vs West Indies at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua - Thu, Aug 22, 2019

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2nd Test: India vs West Indies at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica - Fri, Aug 30, 2019

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recent results : West Indies Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, 3rd ODI: India vs West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad - Wed, Aug 14, 2019

India beat West Indies by 6 wickets (D/L method)

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Live Cricket Score, 2nd ODI: India vs West Indies at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad - Sun, Aug 11, 2019

India beat West Indies by 59 runs (D/L method)

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Live Cricket Score, 1st ODI: India vs West Indies at Providence Stadium, Guyana - Thu, Aug 8, 2019

Match Abandoned

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latest news : West Indies Cricket Team

Additional security for Virat Kohli-led Indian team in Caribbean after BCCI receives hoax message
Indo-Asian News ServiceAugust 18, 2019 11:40 PM IST
The players are currently playing a warm-up game as the Test series will start from Thursday and will also mark the start of India's journey
India’s tour match against West Indies A: Rahane fails again, India reach 89/3 at lunch
Press Trust of IndiaAugust 17, 2019 10:56 PM IST
Rahane was out for 1, edging seamer allrounder Jonathan Carter behind stumps to keeper-captain Jahmar Hamilton.
Have a strong feeling Virat Kohli will leave everyone behind: Sourav Ganguly
CricketCountry StaffAugust 17, 2019 11:19 AM IST
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes that the pace at which Virat Kohli is setting new batting benchmarks means he'll leave everyone behind.
Darren Bravo, John Campbell added to West Indies A squad for India tour match
CricketCountry StaffAugust 17, 2019 8:47 AM IST
Opener John Campbell and middle-order batsman Darren Bravo have been added to West Indies A squad which is to face India in a tour match.
Lara, Sarwan to work with West Indies batsmen ahead of Test series against India
CricketCountry StaffAugust 16, 2019 5:51 PM IST
The two-match Test series kicks of on August 22 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium,North Sound in Antigua.

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Latest Features : West Indies Cricket Team

3rd T20I: Is India vs West Indies the new India vs Sri Lanka?
CricketCountry StaffAugust 5, 2019 2:24 PM IST
Since 2009, India have played West Indies in 11 series. What will this tour throw up?
India vs Windies 2019: Five key battles that could define the course of the first T20I in Florida
Rishav NarangAugust 2, 2019 2:36 PM IST
India and West Indies will play first two T20Is of the series in Florida, USA.
Red-hot India march on, but batting frailties persist
Aditya BhattacharyaJune 28, 2019 8:30 AM IST
India's stutter with the bat is an indication that they are still not near to fixing the issues concerning the middle order.
World Cup 1983 final: How the magic unfolded at Lord’s to give India her greatest moment
Arunabha SenguptaJune 25, 2019 9:41 AM IST
As the championship unfolded, Kapil Dev’s "dark horses" turned out to be Derby winners as they galloped in style past the finishing line.

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PHOTOS AND VIDEOS : West Indies Cricket Team

WATCH: Kohli’s 43rd ODI ton leads India to 2-0 triumph over West Indies
CricketCountry StaffAugust 15, 2019 10:44 AM IST
India completed their ninth consecutive bilateral series win over West Indies riding on Virat Kohli's 43rd ODI ton.
Kohli reveals fatigue caught up with him en route to 42nd century
CricketCountry StaffAugust 12, 2019 3:38 PM IST
Kohli also displayed his brilliance in the field when he picked up a splendid one-handed catch that saw the end of Evin Lewis.
Record-setting Virat Kohli takes India to 1-0 series lead
CricketCountry StaffAugust 12, 2019 12:06 PM IST
Kohli’s 42nd ton, Iyer's third fifty and Bhuvneshwar’s game-changing four wickets emerged the biggest takeaways in India’s strong 59-run win.
IN PICS: India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI
CricketCountry StaffAugust 14, 2019 10:18 PM IST
India defeated West Indies by six wickets to seal the three-match ODI series 2-0
IN PICS: India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI
CricketCountry StaffAugust 12, 2019 4:41 AM IST
India beat West Indies by 59 runs (DLS) to go 1-0 up.
IN PICS: India vs West Indies, 1st ODI
CricketCountry StaffAugust 9, 2019 1:31 AM IST
Inclement weather ruined the first ODI of the three-match series between the West Indies and India at the Providence Stadium, Guyana on Thursday.

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UPCOMING MATCHES

IND vs WI

India in West Indies, 2019, 1st Test

Thu, Aug 22, 2019 (19:00 IST) at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua

IND vs WI

India in West Indies, 2019, 2nd Test

Fri, Aug 30, 2019 (20:00 IST) at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica

RECENT RESULTS

IND vs WI

India in West Indies, 2019, 3rd ODI

Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

India beat West Indies by 6 wickets (D/L method)

IND vs WI

India in West Indies, 2019, 2nd ODI

Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

India beat West Indies by 59 runs (D/L method)

IND vs WI

India in West Indies, 2019, 1st ODI

Thu, Aug 8, 2019 at Providence Stadium, Guyana

Match Abandoned