Joel Garner

Joel Garner was part of the golden generation of fast bowlers who took West Indies cricket to the pinnacle and kept it there for quite some time in the 1970s and 80s.

Legendary India cricketer Kris Srikkanth has revealed he entertained self-doubts before facing one of West Indies' most feared bowlers Joel Garner in the 1983 World Cup final at Lord's.

With his short run-up, Jasprit Bumrah makes it extremely difficult for batsmen to measure his pace but the Indian pacer' body may not hold for long because of that approach, reckons West Indies' fast bowling great Michael Holding.

The first amfAR charity dinner in India, hosted by Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, along with Sharon Stone, had international celebrities like Hilary Swank, designer Kenneth Cole and Ke$ha

Former West Indies pacer and commentator Michael Holding has cocked a snook at the Indian Premier League (IPL), terming it not quite cricket.

Ravi Shastri recalled the memorable win over the West Indies on the opening day of the 1983 World Cup at the Old Trafford stadium here, an unexpected result that gave them the "belief" of going all the way. Two weeks later, India beat the West Indies again to be crowned world champions for the first time.

When Kemar Roach marks out his run in the second Test against Bangladesh, which starts at the Daren Sammy Stadium on Friday, he will do so knowing that he is just one wicket short of joining a very select group of West Indian bowlers.

The legendary Gordon Greenidge and Joel Garner know the feeling of winning a World Cup. They were part of Clive Lloyd's invincible outfit that lifted the trophy in 1979, beating England at Lord's. When PTI reached out to the legendary duo, the feeling of disappointment was very evident after the West Indies failed to qualify for the 50-over World Cup in India.

Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell believes that Ravichandran Ashwin is a better spinner as compared to Nathan Lyon.

As soon as you see this short, bearded gentleman walking the steps at the Brian Lara pavilion at Queen's Park Oval, you recognise him. He is Deryck Murray, the former West Indies wicketkeeper who played 62 Test matches between 1963 and 1980.

Australian great Ian Chappell has described senior India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as one of the best Test bowlers playing the game right now.

However, hard as he may try, West Indies captain Jason Holder cannot hide the confusion and lack of accountability within the camp.

Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar might feel that Ravichandran Ashwin is not quite there as an all-time great yet, but the spinner on Monday replied back to his criticism in the funniest manner possible.

Madhu Mantena, Anurag Kashyap and Co. have bagged the rights to a reel life recreation of India's first cricketing victory.

The Antigua Test, which concluded on Sunday, thus presented an unprecedented scenario - it was the Indian pace attack which had the batsmen on the hop while home fast bowlers struggled against even tailenders.

Sunil Gavaskar is known for his impregnable defence against the all-time-great West Indies pace battery, but the former opening batsman, who turned 67 on Sunday, had a weakness - glucose biscuits from Amchi Mumbai.

Adding to the woes of struggling West Indies, their pace spearhead Jerome Taylor was ruled out of the ongoing Australian tour due to hip and back injuries.

It was an old film roll. Two, actually. One, a 400 ISO Kodak colour and the other, one half of a black and white. An Ilford HP5 perhaps, a trusted go-to for those who swore by black and white photography in the days gone. Forty frames in all. Stacked away in a box for 36 years in a London attic, gathering dust, fighting off mold, the treasure inside forgotten.

In the space of six deliveries on Monday, Alvin Kallicharran transported onlookers to a glorious time in the distant past when he was wielding his bat for the West Indies.

With pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar showing impressive form, the Indian fast bowling attack is both potent and versatile going into the ICC World Cup 2019.