Denesh Ramdin

West Indies still hasn't publically announced the squad for the four-Test series but Ramdin took to Twitter to let his fans know that he had been dumped from the squad and blamed new chairman of selectors Courtney Browne for the decision.

Denesh Ramdin was appointed captain of the West Indies Test side in place of Darren Sammy and his first assignment will be the home series against New Zealand.

West Indies' T20 skipper Carlos Brathwaite Thursday sweated it out at the Eden Gardens, a ground where his four successive sixes in a World T20 final made him a household name.

Like many in Windies, Ramdin too wasn't born with a silver spoon. There was a time in his life, he says, when he would play with borrowed equipments.

West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy is set to get the axe from Test captaincy and Denesh Ramdin is likely to take his place in the upcoming New Zealand series.

West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo won the toss and put India in to bat in the fourth cricket one-dayer on Friday.

Denesh Ramdin reckons that absence of their top players was a major reason for their defeat in the Twenty20 series against India, who also dominated the other formats due to excellence of chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have traded West Indies wicket-keeper batsman Denesh Ramdin from Trinbago Knight Riders while letting go skipper Carlos Brathwaite and coach Robin Singh for the upcoming season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

The absence of their stars reflected in the poor performance of the Windies' side in their ongoing tour of India, so much so that they looked a pale shadow of the team that emerged champions in the World T20s in 2016 with Carlos Brathwaite hitting four sixes in the last over of the final against England -- bowled by Ben Stokes.

Unmukt Chand got one better after his unbeaten 79 in the first match against the same listless attack, made a definite case for an India cap, hitting an attractive 101.

Sammy may not be anywhere close to being as gifted as some of his peers or ex-West Indians, but none embodies carefree Caribbean spirit more than him.

Marlon Samuels signalled his return to ODIs with a brilliantly unbeaten century as West Indies put up a commanding 321/6 against India in first one-dayer.

Having made peace with the West Indies Cricket Board, explosive batsman Chris Gayle returned to the country's Test side after more than 18 months.

Denesh Ramdin praises Rishabh Pant as a unique keeper-batter and highlights other emerging talents like Josh Inglis and Tom Banton. He mentions the evolution of the wicketkeeper's role, citing legends like Adam Gilchrist and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Ramdin also comments on Sunil Narine's potential impact in the upcoming IPL 2025 season for Kolkata Knight Riders.

Chris Gayle is doubtful for the first Test against Australia after he suddenly left for Jamaica on wednesday to be with his ailing mother.

Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will be back in the cricket field when he competes in the second season of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) in September.

England took an outright lead as the number one team after claiming the Test series against the WI in the latest ICC Test Championship table.

Ever since the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) came up with its own stadium in the state capital, cricket has become a big festival for Ranchiites.

West Indies suffered a major blow ahead of the first Twenty20 International (T20I) against India as their star all-rounder Andre Russell was ruled out of the three-match T20I series due to injury.

Dhoni has now become the first wicketkeeper to take 50 catches in Twenty20 internationals. He achieved the landmark during the third and final T20I against England in Bristol by taking Jason Roy off debutant Deepak Chahar.

A day after he was sacked as the West Indies Test captain, Darren Sammy termed the incident as 'hilarious' and his retirement as a 'thought-out decision'.

"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.

Michael Clarke hit an unbeaten half-century to guide Australia to a draw against the West Indies in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval.

Debutant Adrian Barath's century went in vain as Australia trounced the West Indies by an innings and 65 runs on the third day of the first Test at Brisbane.

Manipal Tigers were knocked out of Legends League Cricket (LLC) despite a three-wicket win over India Capitals at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium here.

Ramdin responded to criticism by Viv Richards in an unusual manner, flashing a note that read 'Yeah Viv talk nah' soon after his ton against England.

Marlon Samuels was the only notable omission from the 15-men West Indies squad for the upcoming four-Test series in England starting from May 17. The squad has no specialist spinner.

Chris Gayle and all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard have been denied central contracts by West Indies Cricket Board for 2011-12 season.

India will be aiming to complete a clean sweep when they take on a battered West Indies in the third T20 International here Sunday even while looking to test the bench strength.

Statistical highlights of the Pool B cricket World Cup match between India and West Indies on Friday.