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WIPA Set To Secure Lawyer For Embattled Windies Player Devon Thomas

Following charges against West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman Devon Thomas by the ICC under the Anti-Corruption codes, the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has stepped in to source legal representation on behalf of the player. Thomas was slapped with seven charges for breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code of conduct. It could be a very long road back for the former West Indies Under-19 […]

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Windies Women Harbor Hopes Of World Cup Semi-Final Spot

West Indies 116 for 6 (Williams 30, Dar 2-13) beat Pakistan 113 for 5 (Riaz 29, Matthews 2-14) by three runs. Hayley Matthews again led from the front with her second Player-of-the-Match award in a row as West Indies beat Pakistan in a last-ball thriller. The skipper made 20 at the top of the order and grabbed two crucial wickets […]

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Brathwaite And Chanderpaul Put Smiles On Windies Fans’ Faces

It’s alleluia time for the Windies after the opening pair of Brathwaite and Chanderpaul shattered the 32-year-old opening partnership record set by former Windies openers Greenidge and Haynes. Both Brathwaite and Chanderpaul broke the record Test opening partnerships on Monday’s third day of the first Test against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo as the West Indies went to lunch on 374-2. This […]

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Windies Fail To Grab ODI Series Against New Zealand

Kyle Mayers scored a brilliant second ODI century and first on home soil but his 105 was not enough as West Indies went under to New Zealand in a high-scoring contest on Sunday night. Under lights at the picturesque Kensington Oval, the visitors produced a superb run chase to overhaul a target of 302 in the decisive third encounter and […]

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Windies Batsman’s Anti-Dope Hearing Submissions Date Set

The two-day anti-doping hearing involving West Indies and Jamaica left-handed batsman John Campbell & the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) ended recently at an undisclosed location in Kingston.  The matter, which is being heard by the Kent Gammon-chaired three-member independent anti-doping disciplinary panel, was held behind closed doors. Both legal teams Ayana Thomas and Mark-Paul Cowan for Campbell and Andre Sheckleford, […]

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Windies Players Set To Parade Their Skills In UAE’s International League T20

Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, and Nicholas Pooran are the latest big names from the Caribbean to sign up for the UAE’s International League T20 (ILT20). They join the likes of Andre Fletcher, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, Raymon Reifer, Sherfane Rutherford, Ravi Rampaul, Kennar Lewis and Dominic Drakes as West Indians participating in […]

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West Indies Name Squad For CG United ODI Series vs New Zealand

The Cricket West Indies Senior Men’s Selection Panel has announced the squad for the CG United One-Day International Series against New Zealand. All three matches will be day/night matches played under floodlights at Kensington Oval in Barbados on August 17, 19, and 21. The three matches are West Indies’ last remaining three fixtures in the ICC ODI Super League as […]

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India’s Spinners Stun Windies

With Ravi Bishnoi career best Twenty20 International figures of 4-16, India whopped West Indies, winning by 88 runs in Fort Lauderhill to take the series 4-1. Shreyas Iyer top scored with 64 off 40 balls, and Deepak Hooda made 38 as India posted 188-7 in the final match of the series in Florida on Sunday,  The Windies had no answer to […]

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Former Batter Asks — ‘How Much Rest Do You want?’

India is set to meet the Windies in a three-match ODI series against the West Indies later in July. However, a number of India’s cricket stars have asked for time out; chief among them are captain Rohit Sharma, former captain Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah. Consequently, Shikhar Dhawan will be the stand-in captain for team India. Pundits and fans alike […]