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.

Jadeja recorded miserly figures of 3/16 in 13 overs as he stifled the batsmen for runs with accurate bowling. Ashwin (3/62) complemented Jadeja by picking up crucial wickets as the home team was all out in 62.5 overs after opting to bat.

A wounded India 'A' will look to put aside the disappointment of losing the three match one-day series to West Indies 'A' and recover some lost pride in the one-off Twenty20 match on Saturday.

Indian bowlers found the going tough after a good start as Jonathan Carter smashed his way to a century, taking West Indies A to 279/6 in the second ODI.

"The ultimate aim is to start performing well in Test cricket. We have got a young side, and we are looking to build something," said Holder ahead of the opening Test starting at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

The three-day match will more or less decide the final playing XI for India and both the batsmen and bowlers will look to make their performance count and earn a place in the team for the first Test at Antigua starting July 21.

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra shone with four wickets but the Indian fast bowlers were far from impressive as their two-day warm-up match against West Indies Cricket Board President's XI ended in a draw on Sunday.

India A's bowling woes were once again exposed as a hundred by Kirk Edwards guided West Indies A to a mammoth 312/9 in the unofficial ODI series-decider.

Brathwaite (92) and Edwards (91) narrowly missed out on centuries before India A bowlers staged a fightback to keep West Indies A to 264/5 on Day 1.

West Indies' skipper Jason Holder has said that their top-order will need to fire on the "best pitch in the Caribbean" in St Lucia and use it to good effect.

Parvez Rasool impressed with a five-wicket haul but WI 'A' held the edge as they made inroads into the India 'A' batting line-up after being all out for 429.