Hayden Walsh

Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bowl against the ousted West Indies in a Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup on Saturday.

India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in the third and final ODI here on Friday.

India captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat in the inconsequential fifth T20 International against the West Indies on Sunday.

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the third and final T20 International on Sunday.

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder has been rested for next month's white-ball tour to Pakistan while Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer and Andre Russell have been left out for personal reasons, the country's cricket board (CWI) said on Friday.

West Indies have announced their 15-player squads for the upcoming T20I and ODI series against Australia from February 2 to 13. Teddy Bishop and wicketkeeper-batter Tevin Imlach are in contention for their maiden caps in the ODI squad. The series also sees the return of Justin Greaves, Hayden Walsh Jr, and Kavem Hodge. Notable absences include star players Brandon King and Sherfane Rutherford, and Shimron Hetmyer and Yannic Carriah.

West Indies have recalled all-rounder Andre Russell for Twenty20 series against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan as they prepare to defend their 20-overs World Cup title in India later this year.

West Indies' tour of Bangladesh suffered a fresh setback on Thursday when leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Junior tested positive for Covid-19 and was ruled out of the upcoming one-day series, officials announced.

Star players Andre Russell, Chris Gayle, and Shimron Hetmyer were on Tuesday named in West Indies' provisional 18-man squad for the back-to-back five-match T20 International home series against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan.

"People, my father is not Courtney Walsh," is what Hayden Walsh has to keep reminding anyone who thinks that he is a progeny of one of West Indies' pace bowling greats.

Skipper Shikhar Dhawan and his opening partner Shubman Gill hit fine half-centuries as India reached 115 for 1 against West Indies in 24 overs before rain stopped play in the third ODI here on Wednesday. The duo added 113 for the opening stand, their second hundred plus partnership in the series, with Dhawan notching up his second half-century (58 off 74 balls) following his 97 in the opening game.

The West Indies cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for a visit which local officials hope will scotch bitter memories of a New Zealand tour abandoned on security grounds.

The West Indies on Thursday announced their ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming tour of India, beginning next month. Kieron Pollard will continue to lead both the ODI and T20I squads with Nicholas Pooran as his deputy in the shortest format and Shai Hope taking over the role of vice-captain in the ODIs.

Rain stayed away throughout the day, so did the Sun. But, Suryakumar Yadav joined the party under the Eden Gardens floodlights here on Sunday with all guns blazing.

The three T20Is will be played in Kolkata on February 16, 18 and 20, after the three-match ODI Series which will be played in Ahmedabad on February 6, 9 and 11. West Indies have already named the ODI squad under Pollard.

Left-hander Shimron Hetmyer has been left out of the West Indies ODI and Twenty20 squads for the upcoming white ball series in Australia.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl against the West Indies in a crucial group 1 Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup on Friday.

West Indies have named a 15-man squad for the upcoming ODI series against England, bringing back Shimron Hetmyer to replace Alick Athanaze. The series kicks off in Antigua and ends in Barbados on November 6. Following this, a T20 series will commence on November 9. Coach Daren Sammy is looking forward to the challenge.

Pakistan's captain won the toss and chose to bat in the third and final day-night international against the West Indies in Multan on Sunday.

A missed run-out chance was a humorous moment for cricket fans during the first ODI between Australia and West Indies at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Gudakesh Motie attempted a third run off a delivery from Sean Abbott, but confusion arose when Hayden Walsh sent Motie back. The throw from the boundary reached wicket-keeper Josh Inglis, but he failed to dislodge the bails, allowing Motie to escape.