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4 former West Indies cricket legends thank India for COVID vaccine
Four former West Indies cricket team captains appreciated India’s effort in providing Made in India Covid-19 vaccines to fight the disease. The captains, including Vivian Richards, Richie Rich, Jimmy Adams and Ramnaresh Sarwan, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We thank you so much to India and Prime Minister Modi on behalf of Antigua and Barbuda…
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Windies win ODI series vs Sri Lanka
Darren Bravo’s fourth one-day international century steered the West Indies to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Sunday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium here, and a sweep of the three-match ODI series. Bravo was out for 102 in the 47th over when the West Indies needed only 26 runs to overhaul Sri Lanka’s…
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Bubbly West Indies aim for sweep in third ODI
West Indies will be gunning for their third whitewash in five series when they clash again with Sri Lanka in the final One-Day International (ODI) of the three-match series here today. The Caribbean side took a winning 2-0 lead on Friday with a nervy, five-wicket last-over victory following their comprehensive eight-win success in last Wednesday’s…
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2 Antiguans in West Indies squad for first Test against Sri Lanka
Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel today announced the West Indies squad for the first of the two-match Test series at home against Sri Lanka. The Test squad features several players who recently participated in the 2-0 victorious Test series in Bangladesh. Two senior players who did not play in the Bangladesh series, all-rounder Jason Holder and left-handed batsman Darren Bravo, have returned…
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Brathwaite replaces Holder as West Indies Test Captain
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced that Kraigg Brathwaite will replace Jason Holder as the West Indies Test Captain. Brathwaite, who has previously led the team in seven Tests whilst deputizing for Holder, including the recent 2-0 Test Series win away to Bangladesh, becomes the 37th Test Captain of the West Indies. Holder, the current…
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We’re ‘best suited’ to continue CWI transformation, says Skerritt
Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt has lashed out at the “antiquated, self-centered, and confrontational mindsets” of his opponents in the upcoming elections and says the March 28 showdown will be chance for the cricket fraternity to “think seriously” about the quality of leadership it wanted going forward. In formally announcing his re-election bid…
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West Indies beat Sri Lanka by three wickets – 3rd T20I
Fabian Allen hit three mighty sixes in the 19th over to help the West Indies to a series-clinching, three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third Twenty20 international on Sunday. Chasing Sri Lanka’s modest 131-4, the West Indies were again constrained by Sri Lanka’s spin attack and came to the 18th over at 105-7, needing…