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

26 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

33 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 ODI: India vs West Indies at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati - Sun, Oct 21, 2018

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2nd ODI: India vs West Indies at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam - Wed, Oct 24, 2018

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recent results : West Indies Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, 2nd Test: India vs West Indies at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - Fri, Oct 12, 2018

India beat West Indies by 10 wickets

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Live Cricket Score, 1st Test: India vs West Indies at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot - Thu, Oct 4, 2018

India beat West Indies by an innings and 272 runs

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Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: West Indies vs Bangladesh at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida - Mon, Aug 6, 2018

Bangladesh beat West Indies by 19 runs (D/L method)

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latest news : West Indies Cricket Team

West Indies coach Stuart Law suspended for two ODIs
CricketCountry StaffOctober 16, 2018 2:48 PM IST
West Indies coach Stuart Law has been suspended by the ICC for two ODIs after being found guilty of breaching Level 2 Article 2.7 of
ICC rankings: Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant make upwards movement
CricketCountry StaffOctober 15, 2018 2:08 PM IST
In the Test allrounder rankings, West Indies captain Jason Holder was moved up to a career-high ninth position.
Uncluttered approach key to batting revival against India: Roston Chase
CricketCountry StaffOctober 12, 2018 4:56 PM IST
Chase will walk out to bat on 98 on Saturday morning and he won’t be losing sleep overnight.
2nd Test: Roston Chase, Jason Holder inspire West Indies amid Umesh Yadav’s strikes
CricketCountry StaffOctober 12, 2018 4:32 PM IST
At 295/7 and with Chase on 98, West Indies remain in sight of their first 300-plus total on the road in five innings.
2nd Test, Hyderabad: Umesh Yadav undoes threat of Roston Chase-Shane Dowrich stand
CricketCountry StaffOctober 12, 2018 2:11 PM IST
West Indies took tea on 197/6 after losing three wickets during the afternoon session in Hyderabad.

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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

Video: West Indies thrash World XI by 72 runs
CricketCountry StaffJune 1, 2018 7:04 PM IST
Shahid Afridi came out of international retirement to lead the World XI after Eoin Morgan was ruled out with an injury.
Video: Players to watch out from ICC World XI vs WI T20I
CricketCountry StaffMay 31, 2018 4:05 PM IST
The World XI team includes players from Asia, New Zealand and England.
Watch: Chris Gayle, Mohammad Shahzad dance to 'champion' song
CricketCountry StaffMarch 26, 2018 6:50 PM IST
Afghanistan lifted the World Qualifiers 2018 trophy defeating West Indies by 7 wickets.
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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