A hamstring injury sustained in the recent T20 World Cup has forced Pollard out of the West Indies tour of Pakistan. The West Indies captain of the white-ball teams will not travel with the team and, as a result, Nicholas Pooran will captain the T20 team while Shai Hope captains the ODI team. All-rounder Rovman...Read More
Cricket West Indies in a media release announced the U19 squad for the upcoming ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup. The Caribbean will host the tournament from January 14 with the champions being crowned on February 5. Ackeem Auguste to Captain 15-member team Left-handed middle-order batsman, Ackeem Auguste, will lead the 15-member squad with all-rounder...Read More
I have no time and or disposition for recrimination over the performance of the West Indies in the T20 World Cup. Those of us, myself included, who had hoped for continuing dominance in this international tournament did so on the basis of our love for and attachment to the West Indian ideal in cricket; we...Read More
Amid Covid-related uncertainty, the International Cricket Council has abandoned the Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 qualifier being played in Zimbabwe. They held the tournament to determine the final three spots for the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand next year. The tournament was also to select the remaining two berths in the next cycle of...Read More
ON THE FIELD OF PLAY Taking full advantage of their conditions, a dominant SL romped home to victory on day 5 of the first test convincingly by a healthy margin of 187 runs. From a position of 18-6, it was heartening to see two batsmen show what playing a test innings is all about. Both...Read More
The West Indies Women began their ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup qualifying campaign with a bang on Tuesday morning as they recorded a six-wicket victory over the Ireland Women in their opening match at the Old Hararians Ground in Harare, Zimbabwe. Having won the toss, captain Stafanie Taylor opted to field and might have quickly...Read More
The first of 2 away tests vs Sri Lanka at Galle, kicks off on Sunday 21 November. Let’s not beat around the bush. The WI has never won a Test series in Sri Lanka but drew their last series against the same opposition on benign playing surfaces in the Caribbean. That’s the reality, that’s how...Read More
The opening fixture for the West Indies U19 will see them come up against Australia in Guyana at the Guyana National Stadium on January 14. The 14th edition of the ICC U19 Men’s World Cup will be played in the Caribbean from January 14 with the final carded to be played at the Sir Vivian...Read More
Today, the International Cricket Council confirmed that the West Indies, together with the United States of America, will host the Men’s 2024 T20 World Cup. June is the confirmed month of the tournament. The article on their website confirmed the host nations for every major ICC men’s limited-overs event between 2024 and 2031. West Indies...Read More
A calculated century by Stafanie Taylor laid the foundation for the West Indies Women to complete a series sweep against the Pakistan Women in the third ODI at the National Stadium in Karachi on Sunday. Taylor was essential in leading the West Indies out of a mini-crisis when they stuttered to 15/3 in the fifth...Read More
