Cricket News sort by West Indies

India’s white-ball captain Rohit Sharma has urged his players to be innovative and challenge themselves. He asserted that the players don’t need to change a lot of things but must lift themselves under pressure. The 34-year-old was speaking after India’s six-wicket victory in the 1st ODI of the three-match series against West Indies in Ahmedabad.

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma has confirmed that Ishan Kishan will open the innings in the 1st ODI against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Sunday, February 6. The opening one-dayer of the series will be a historic one as India will become the 1st team to feature in a 1000 ODIs. However, India’s preparations have been hit with Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad among seven members of the Indian contingent testing positive.

Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar described the Men in Blue being on the verge of playing 1000 ODIs as a huge milestone. The Indians will become the 1st international side to feature in 1000 one-dayers when they take on West Indies in the 1st ODI of a three-match series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 6.

Young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi has earned his maiden call-up to the Indian team for the upcoming limited-overs series against West Indies. Bishnoi has been picked in both the ODI and Test squads. He rose to prominence during the 2020 Under-19 World Cup and has also impressed in the IPL editions he has featured in. The youngster has already been snapped up by the new IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants as their third pick for the 2022 season.

The one-day series between Pakistan and West Indies, which was scheduled to held after the T20I series which ended on Thursday, has been postponed and will now be played in June 2022. The decision was taken after five more members of the West Indies touring party, including players Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein and Justin Greaves, tested positive for COVID-19. On arrival in Karachi, Sheldon Cottrell, Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers had also tested COVID-19 positive

Australia will take on West Indies in match number 38 of the T20 World Cup 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. The game will be played as part of the Group 1 encounters in the Super 12 round of the ICC event. The Australia vs West Indies clash will begin at 3:30 PM IST and 2:00 PM local time.

Struggling sides West Indies and Sri Lanka will meet in match number 35 of the T20 World Cup 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The game will be played as part of the Group 1 encounters in the Super 12 round of the ICC event. The West Indies vs Sri Lanka match will begin at 7:30 PM IST and 6:00 PM local time.

South Africa will take on West Indies in match number 18 of the T20 World Cup 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The match will be played as part of Group 1 in the Super 12 round of the ICC event. The game will begin at 3:30 PM IST and 2:00 PM local time.

It will be a rematch of the 2016 T20 World Cup final as defending champions West Indies take on England in match number 14 of the T20 World Cup 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. This will be the second match of the Super 12 round in Group A. The game will begin at 7:30 PM IST and 6 PM local time.