Courtney Walsh

"People, my father is not Courtney Walsh," is what Hayden Walsh has to keep reminding anyone who thinks that he is a progeny of one of West Indies' pace bowling greats.

Courtney Walsh is the only pacer to have bowled 5000 overs in a 132-Test career that spanned for almost 17 years and this excludes ODIs and county cricket.

The former West Indies captain who was denied entry to the famous Sabina Park last Friday has now decided not to visit the ground ever again.

Former West Indian great Courtney Walsh has been appointed manager of the under-19 team for the tour of USA starting on Friday.

Legendary West Indian pace bowler Courtney Walsh has been removed as head coach of the national women's cricket team following the Caribbean side's failure to qualify for the knockout stages of the T20 World Cup in South Africa recently.

Inspiration can come from many quarters but when legends come calling to give a pep talk to young cricketers the atmosphere simply becomes mesmerising. The players from Maharashtra Premier League outfit Kolhapur Tuskers, owned by the Punit Balan Group (PBG), had such a memorable experience when West Indies’ fast bowling legend Courtney Walsh visited the team’s training session at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana in Pune.

Zimbabwe skipper Sikandar Raza's all-round performance, including a 73-run knock and three wickets, nearly led his team to an upset against South Africa. Despite a strong effort, South Africa secured a five-wicket victory, maintaining their unbeaten run in the T20 World Cup Super Eight.

BCCL Languages (Navbharat Times, Maharashtra Times, Vijay Karnataka, Ei Samay, Navgujrat Samay) has embarked on 'Superpacer,' powered by the Delhi Daredevils -- a quest to help India find the country's fastest bowler.

"If given an opportunity I want to coach the Indian fast bowlers in the national team as I love the game and the fast bowlers," Courtney Walsh said on Tuesday.

It was a special day for VVS Laxman, who completed 15 years in international cricket, and there was fitting celebration at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards.

England's James Anderson became the first paceman to take 600 Test wickets when he had Pakistan captain Azhar Ali caught by opposing skipper Joe Root in the third Test at Southampton on Tuesday.

James Anderson and Stuart Broad should be given opportunities to play together as they are of the same ilk as legendary pairings of Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh and Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram, feels former England speedster Dominic Cork.

West Indies spearhead Kemar Roach on Saturday became the first Windies bowler to take 200 wickets since Curtly Ambrose in 1994 in the longest format of the game. The right-handed bowler achieved the feat on day two of the third and final Test between West Indies and England at the Emirates Old Trafford Stadium.

Andrew Strauss and Ricky Ponting - have hailed Andrew Flintoff's fast bowling art, which is making a difference in the ongoing Test series.

West Indies played into England's hands by asking the hosts to bat first in the lost second and Third Tests, reckons legendary pacer Courtney Walsh.

He may have won six Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships but sprinter Usain Bolt as a child dreamt of becoming a Test cricket sensation.

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Fast bowling great Courtney Walsh has been appointed as the new head coach of the West Indies women's cricket team.

A beaming Kapil Dev, India's first World Cup-winning captain who underwent a successful angioplasty last week, posted a video on Thursday, saying he is "feeling very good", and yearned to meet his 1983 teammates whom he called "my family".

Brian Lara, the veteran of 131-Test vintage and 11,953 runs, is clear why India are numero uno in Test cricket.