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

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

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 5: South Africa vs West Indies at County Ground, Bristol - Sun, May 26, 2019

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Match 9: West Indies vs New Zealand at County Ground, Bristol - Tue, May 28, 2019

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Match 2: West Indies vs Pakistan at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Fri, May 31, 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

I believe in street cricket: Brian Lara
Press Trust of IndiaMarch 12, 2019 10:51 PM IST
Lara spoke about his initiation to cricket and the sacrifices that his father made to make him a professional cricketer.
Adil Rashid moves to third, Kuldeep Yadav drops down to fifth in ICC T20I bowlers rankings
CricketCountry StaffMarch 12, 2019 2:21 PM IST
Rashid’s five wickets in the series have helped him gain two slots and cross the 700-point mark for the first time in his career during
World Cup Countdown: 1987 – An act of sportsmanship that ultimately cost West Indies
CricketCountry StaffMarch 12, 2019 11:17 AM IST
With 79 days to go, in our latest World Cup Countdown, we recall how an act of sportsmanship that ultimately cost West Indies a berth
A bit disappointed but overall I’m pleased: Jason Holder
CricketCountry StaffMarch 11, 2019 3:27 PM IST
Despite being outplayed by England in the T20I series, West Indies captain Jason Holder is not too disheartened by the 3-0 whitewash.
World Cup Countdown: 1987 – Rampant Viv Richards clobbers 181 against Sri Lanka
CricketCountry StaffMarch 11, 2019 11:06 AM IST
With 80 days to go, in our latest World Cup Countdown, we recall how the great Viv Richards executed one of the most brutal onslaughts

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Latest Features : West Indies Cricket Team

World Cup Countdown: 1987 – An act of sportsmanship that ultimately cost West Indies
CricketCountry StaffMarch 12, 2019 11:17 AM IST
With 79 days to go, in our latest World Cup Countdown, we recall how an act of sportsmanship that ultimately cost West Indies a berth
World Cup Countdown: 1987 – Rampant Viv Richards clobbers 181 against Sri Lanka
CricketCountry StaffMarch 11, 2019 11:06 AM IST
With 80 days to go, in our latest World Cup Countdown, we recall how the great Viv Richards executed one of the most brutal onslaughts
Chris Gayle joins Brian Lara as second West Indian to 10,000 ODI runs
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 28, 2019 8:41 AM IST
The 39-year-old hit his 25th hundred as West Indies, chasing 420, ended up 29 runs short.
World Cup Countdown: 1979 – West Indies win second title in a row
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 27, 2019 9:56 AM IST
With 92 days to go, in our latest World Cup Countdown, we recall how West successfully defended their title in 1979.

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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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