Corey Collymore

Marlon Samuels was the only notable omission from the 15-men West Indies squad for the upcoming four-Test series in England starting from May 17. The squad has no specialist spinner.

West Indies bowling coach Corey Collymore on Friday said that his team will have to come up with a mammoth effort to save the first Test against India.

West Indies' bowling coach Corey Collymore was still optimistic about his team's chances in the series. "As a group, we have come here to win, doesn't matter if you are No. 1 or No. 8, so yes, that's what we are here to do," he said.

Teammates Mike Hussey and Ricky Ponting will resume their battle for the coveted number one spot in ICC rankings for Test batsmen as Australia take on West Indies on Thursday.

It was India that stopped the West Indies juggernaut from winning their third successive World Cup in 1983, sounding the bugle that the Windies' days of world dominance were about to end.

Legendary West Indian pace bowler Courtney Walsh has been removed as head coach of the national women's cricket team following the Caribbean side's failure to qualify for the knockout stages of the T20 World Cup in South Africa recently.

Just when everything was going right for Indian cricket, the controversy regarding use of performance enhancing drugs has spoilt the Indian party in Zimbabwe.

A decade ago, Rahul Dravid’s twin fifties on a dodgy Sabina Park surface set up India's first series win in the West Indies in 35 years. Here’s a recap of that epic innings in that famous win.

For the first time the pace bullies might not hold centrestage. Injuries, loss of form and slower pitches might well take the sheen out of the WC.

Check live cricket score, scorecard and ball by ball commentary of Day 1 of 2nd Test between India and West Indies on Times of India