Ramnaresh Sarwan

Former West Indies cricketer Ramnaresh Sarwan has broken his silence after his former teammate Chris Gayle took to social media to hit out at him. Gayle had earlier accused Sarwan for engineering his ouster from Caribbean Premier League side Jamaica Tallawahs.

Former skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan has been appointed as a selector to the West Indies men's senior and youth selection panels till 2024.

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.

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise Jamaica Tallawahs said that former batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has nothing to do with Chris Gayle's departure from the side and the decision was completely based on "business and cricketing reasoning".

Former West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has gone into hiding in Guyana and has been missing since Thursday amid fears of escalating violence, according to a cricket website.

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.

Ramnaresh Sarwan has won $161,000 in damages after winning his case against the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

Considering the current trajectory of the sport, Sarwan anticipates a significant departure of Caribbean players to the United States, where cricket has gained substantial momentum following the hosting of the T20 World Cup and its inclusion in the 2028 LA Olympics program.

Things have seemingly turned sour between former West Indies teammates Ramnaresh Sarwan and Chris Gayle as the 40-year-old top order batsman blasted Sarwan and went on to the extent of calling him a snake. Gayle was not retained by CPL franchise Jamaica Tallawahs and he has alleged it was because of Sarwan, who created differences between him and the franchise.

West Indies' Roston Chase is disappointed to have thrown away his wicket for 48 in the opening Test against India, failing to do justice to the advice given by batting legend Brian Lara.

Australia are trying to talk up their opposition and the West Indies are putting up an optimistic front.

Playing his 100th ODI, the 31-year-old had just scored his 14th century.

Just days after West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle hit out at Caribbean Premier League (CPL) side Jamaica Tallawahs and Ramnaresh Sarwan, all-rounder Andre Russell too slammed the franchise for keeping the players in the dark and their lack of communication with the senior players.

The iconic Brian Lara is impressed with the talent available in West Indies cricket but he wants the youngsters to work on the "mental aspect" of their game ahead of the Test series against India starting on Thursday.

The IPL on Wednesday announced the signing up of the South African trio of Jaques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Makhaya Ntini besides West Indian opener Chris Gayle and captain Ramnaresh Sarwan.

Flamboyant batsman Chris Gayle said Friday he "stood by his comments" over feelings of resentment at his exit from the Jamaica Tallawahs team in the Caribbean Premier League.

If Graeme Smith at 22 is considered too young to be the captain of South Africa, what about Virender Sehwag who, at 24, was asked to captain India in the Dhaka tri-series or the tiny Tatenda Taibu who has been named vice-captain of Zimbabwe.

Decks were cleared for the Sri Lankan players' participation in next year's Indian Premier League with England hosting West Indies' in May next year.

There is something about Guyanese batsmen and their relationship with India. Rohan Kanhai, Clive Lloyd, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan all dazzled against India, especially in India. Among the current crop, Shimron Hetmyer is a star in the making. Sherfane Rutherford is an aspirant to get into that league.

England were 200 for 3 when bad light stopped play on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies on Thursday.

The West Indies Cricket Board, acting on BCCI's advice, has asked its cricketers who wish to play in the next three seasons of the IPL to approach the league through WICB.

16 years ago on this day, West Indies great Brian Lara became the first, and thus far the only, batsman to score 400 runs in a single innings in Test cricket. With West Indies staring at a whitewash at home against England, captain Lara scored an unbeaten 400 off 582 balls to set his side on their way to a draw in the fourth Test in Antigua.

The legendary Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan will work with West Indies batsmen ahead of the first of the two Test matches against India.

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

Chris Gayle is likely to be penalised for his recent outburst against Ramnaresh Sarwan, said Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief Ricky Skerritt and hoped that it doesn't end the maverick big-hitter's "outstanding career".

If ex-player Keith Arthurton is to be believed, West Indies have unearthed the next Sachin Tendulkar in a seven-year-old hailing from Hannah Estate in Tortola.

Teammates Mike Hussey and Ricky Ponting will resume their battle for the coveted number one spot in ICC rankings for Test batsmen as Australia take on West Indies on Thursday.

All-rounder Chris Gayle will take over the captaincy from Daren Ganga in the 14-man West Indies cricket squad for limited-overs matches against England.

West Indies batsman Chris Gayle thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping Jamaica by providing COVID-19 vaccines under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.

Five West Indies players, including captain Chris Gayle, threatened to pull out of their tour of England after their discussion with the board over pay dispute failed again.