Leon Johnson

Leon Johnson has been named skipper of WICB President's XI as they get ready to play visiting Indians in a two-day practice match at Warner Park in St. Kitts on July 9 and 10.

Bhargav Bhatt finished with 7/113. For Windies A, Leon Johnson scored maximum 91 while Kraigg Brathwaite made a brisk 82 in their side's solid total.

India A captain Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday attributed lack of partnerships and good bowling show from the West Indies A for his team's loss in the second unofficial ODI at Chinnaswamy stadium.

India 'A' pacers Abhishek Nayar (4-61) and Dhawal Kulkarni (3-60) called the shots as Windies 'A' were skittled for 268 in 77.4 overs on Day 1 of third 'Test'.

Uncapped fast bowler Miguel Cummins replaced Jerome Taylor in the upcoming Test series against India, the West Indies Cricket Board announced.

Zaheer Khan snuffed out the prize wicket of in-form Kraigg Brathwaite early before West Indies 'A' steadied the ship on the opening day of the third unofficial Test.

India A opener VA Jagadeesh said he has set his eyes on scoring his seventh first-class century and help India A get past West Indies A's first innings score of 406 in second unofficial Test match.

If Kieran Powell's West Indies 'A' believe that they are in with a chance to win the three-match ODI series against India 'A', then the optimism is not misplaced.

India's new chief coach Anil Kumble will be keeping a keen eye on speedster Mohammed Shami's fitness along with the form of opener Shikhar Dhawan when the team begin its tour of West Indies with a two-day warm-up game against WICB President's XI on Saturday.

India won the four-Test series against West Indies 2-0 -- the first time the Indian team won two Tests on a Caribbean tour. India had won the first Test by an innings and 92 runs, drew the second Test and won the third Test by 237 runs.

India discards and other aspirants get another opportunity to showcase their talent in front of national selectors as India 'A' gear up for another home series, this time with West Indies 'A'.

Ravindra Jadeja continued his impressive form in India's second and final tour match against West Indies Board President's XI as he followed up his three-wicket spell with a fine half-century on Friday.

On an excruciating day of Test cricket, India crawled to 234/5 in 90 overs on the first day of the third Test here on Tuesday.

Ashok Dinda and Rahul Sharma took a wicket each as India A were off to a decent start on day 1 of the second unofficial cricket Test against West Indies A.

It will be a litmus test for Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir as India A need nothing less than a victory against West Indies A in final unofficial 'Test'.

The first of the four-Test series against West Indies starts Thursday in Antigua and marks a new innings for Kumble and gives Kohli's young Indian side a chance to set the tone for their heavy upcoming home season.

West Indies fought back with panache to push India back in the third Test here on Wednesday. On the second day of Test, the hosts were all at sea in the first half of the day as R Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha extended their overnight stand for the sixth wicket to a massive 213 runs.

Gautam Gambhir failed to impress yet again as India A reached 70 for one in reply to West Indies A's 406 all out at tea on Day 2 of the second unofficial Test.