Joe Root smashed an undefeated 90 as England claimed a four-wicket win over the West Indies on Sunday but he was quick to salute Chris Woakes and Jason Roy who also hit impressive half centuries.
All-rounder Woakes was not out on 68 while opener Roy (...)
Carlos Brathwaite, the star of the West Indies World Twenty win, was Monday named as the new skipper of the T20 squad, succeeding the sacked Darren Sammy.
Brathwaite has been appointed captain for the two Twenty20 internationals the West Indies will (...)
Darren Sammy, who led West Indies to the World Twenty 20 title in 2012 and 2016, claimed Friday he has been sacked as captain in a 30-second phone call from the head of selectors.
The 32-year-old posted an emotional video on his Facebook page where (...)
West Indies has replaced wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin with Shane Dowrich for the four-Test series at home to India which starts in Antigua next Thursday.
Ramdin, a veteran of 74 Tests, said he had been dropped because the selectors did not think his (...)
Chris Gayle, Darren Sammy and Dwayne Bravo were all left out of the West Indies squad for the first four Tri-Nation One-Day International Series while T20 match-winner Carlos Brathwaite has been included.
Off-spinner Sunil Narine and all-rounder (...)
West Indies' Cricket Board (WICB) hit back at its detractors Wednesday by insisting it is trying to find ways to keep its best players competing for the national team.
The WICB has faced calls recently for the entire board to resign and following (...)
All-rounder Kieron Pollard and off-spinner Sunil Narine withdrew from the West Indies World Twenty20 squad Friday but officials insisted the moves were not sparked by the current pay dispute engulfing the team.
Pollard, 28, pulled out due to injury (...)
West Indies called up controversial Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo as well as suspended off-spinner Sunil Narine for the 2016 World Twenty20 tournament Friday.
Darren Sammy will lead the 15-man squad to the event which starts in India on March 8.
The (...)
spinner Anthony Martin grabbed 4-36 Monday to help spur West Indies to an emphatic 103-run victory over India in the fourth One-Day International at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
Martin was ably assisted by seamer Andre Russell (3-16) and (...)
South Africa defeated the West Indies by 65 runs in the first one-day international at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Saturday.
South Africa, which swept both Twenty20 internationals, dominated the home side again in the opener of a five-match ODI (...)
rounder Ryan McLaren took 5-19 Wednesday to spur South Africa to a 13-run victory over West Indies in the opening Twenty20 international at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
West Indies, chasing South Africa's modest 136-7 off 20 overs, was undone (...)
Antigua plans to do more than just rename its highest peak to honor President Barack Obama.
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer says his government wants to create Mount Obama Monument and National Park with a new network of hiking trails. He also plans (...)
England and the West Indies drew the third Test on Thursday in dramatic circumstances when play was called off due to bad light with the home side on 370-9 and with four overs still to bowl.
West Indies leads the five-match series 1-0.
“I was in (...)
England beat Trinidad and Tobago by 1 run when Ravi Rampaul was run out going for a second run on the last ball of their Stanford Twenty20 Super Series match on Tuesday.
England made 141-6 and Trinidad 140-9 in the warmup for England's clash with (...)
Stanford Superstars stifled Trinidad and Tobago to win the Stanford Twenty20 Super Series opener by a comfortable 22 runs on Saturday.
After posting a modest 146-5, the Superstars - a West Indies all-star team - restricted Trinidad to 124-8 in its (...)
Australia captain Ricky Ponting became the seventh batsman to score 10,000 Test runs on the opening day of the second Test against West Indies at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here on Friday.
Ponting drove a full length delivery outside the (...)