Ridley Jacobs

Former Australian spinner Shane Warne on Thursday named Brian Lara as the skipper of his greatest West Indies XI.

Sri Lanka suffered a horrible 10-wicket defeat at the hands of New Zealand in their first match of the 2019 World Cup at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Saturday. Batting first after losing the toss, the Lankans were bundled out for 136 in 29.2 overs.

16 years ago on this day, West Indies great Brian Lara became the first, and thus far the only, batsman to score 400 runs in a single innings in Test cricket. With West Indies staring at a whitewash at home against England, captain Lara scored an unbeaten 400 off 582 balls to set his side on their way to a draw in the fourth Test in Antigua.

Drafted into the playing XI for the first time in the ongoing World Cup, Sarfraz Ahmed made an instant impact with a record-equalling six catches.

One was used to the West Indian players' shenanigans of abandoning their responsibilities on the field because of issues with their cricket board over salaries, going on long strikes and indulging in unionism, and here was a youngster who went beyond the mundane and fought like a warrior. A whiff of fresh air from the Caribbean.

Former India cricketers Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha and Vinay Kumar, all of whom recently announced their retirements, will feature in the India Legends team, which includes Sachin Tendulkar, in the 'Road Safety World Series' starting here on March 5.

KOLKATA: Though he is yet to appear for any commercial, West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s presence on the small screen is enough to rake in the moolah.

West Indies opener John Campbell scored a composed maiden Test century against India in Delhi, a significant achievement marking the first by a West Indies opener in India in 23 years. His resilient 115-run innings, featuring 12 fours and 3 sixes, provided a bright spot for the visitors despite India's dominance in the series.

BRIDGETOWN: Star batsman Brian Lara has said that "two years of introspection" have left him better prepared for his second stint as West Indies cricket captain.

Dhoni had a hand in six dismissals, equalling the record of Adam Gilchrist, Ridley Jacobs and Alec Stewart during the fifth One-dayer at Lord's.

A rampant Kagiso Rabada picked up an impressive six-for in the second innings as hosts South Africa registered a comfortable 87-run win over West Indies in the first Test in Centurion on Thursday. The visitors bowled out the Proteas for 116 in their second essay in the morning session but in chase of 247 were shot out for 159.

The 2002 Antigua Test between India and West Indies is remembered for Anil Kumble's courageous bowling with a broken jaw. Beyond this, it marked a rare occasion where all eleven Indian players bowled in an innings. The match, which ended in a draw, also saw Ajay Ratra become the youngest wicketkeeper to score a Test century at the time.

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

Sanjay Bangar has surprised us immensely. He certainly looks to be the all-rounder India has been praying for all this while. If he played a blinder of an innings in the fourth one-day match between us and India, he worked up a fair bit of pace in Jodhpur.

It has been a happy end to a nightmarish start for the West Indies team to end their Indian tour by winning the one-day series after going down in the Test matches.

Excited or emotional? There's a fine line separating the passionate from the obsessed sports fan, and that line was evidently crossed by the Indian crowd at Cuttack.

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Criticised for his slow batting and an attitude problem, Nayan Mongia is nevertheless one of the better wicket keepers to serve India in recent times. But many people think that he has had to achieve his best against considerable odds.