Lance Gibbs

Kemar Roach moved past Gary Sobers to become West Indies' seventh most prolific wicket-taker when he claimed the prized scalp of Joe Root during the second Test on his home ground in Barbados on Thursday.

The first-ever tied Test --- played by Australia and West Indies in Brisbane --- turned 60 on December 9. Six decades have passed since that iconic clash --- that's part of the cricketing folklore --- but memories remain fresh for the ardent followers of the game.

Sunil Gavaskar is happy to be a part of Dickie Bird's all-time Test XI even as some called the ex-English umpire's composition as "biased" and "ill-balanced".

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.

Ajit Wadekar on Wednesday revealed for the first time how his captaincy was saved by the superlative deeds of Dilip Sardesai on the 1971 tour to the West Indies.

While some of the cricketing world's greatest stars surely have his respect, gaining entry into Dickie Bird's all-time greatest Test XI is certainly a tough feat.

Guyana's Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret'd) Mark Phillips will embark on his visit to India on February 6 and is scheduled to hold a meeting with President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on the second day of his visit.

Sunil Gavaskar was on Sunday conferred with the Golden Jubilee Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM).

Former Australia batsman Neil Harvey, who made his Test debut at the age of 19 in Don Bradman's formidable 1948 side, has urged selectors to consider young talents Will Pucovski and Cameron Green for the upcoming series against India.

West Indian greats Lance Gibbs and Clive Lloyd were presented with commemorative caps to mark their formal induction into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

To mark the 2,000th Test match, which will take place between England and India at Lord's from 21 to 25 July, the ICC has called on supporters from across the globe to select their greatest team of all time.

Mumbai, Dec 11 () Sunil Gavaskar was today conferred with the Golden Jubilee Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM) here. The award was presented by former India captain Ajit Wadekar and former India player Madhav Apte at the Cricket Club of India here.

Cricket fraternity in India expressed shock at the omission of Tendulkar and Bradman in the all-time Test eleven named by former umpire Dickie Bird.

WASHINGTON: Terrorism claimed its first victim in the World Cup 2007 before a ball has been bowled.

Statistical highlights on the second day of the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia on Sunday.

During a first-class career which spanned for almost 25 years, Rajinder Goel, interestingly, had faced Tamil Nadu only on a few occasions and had played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here even lesser.

West Indian swashbuckler Shimron Hetmyer Tuesday said he looked up to the great Brian Lara and thanked his country's legends for backing youngsters like him to "keep trying" despite the fact that the islands' plummeting graph in cricket has refused to head north.

Cricket made a big splash on its return to the United States this weekend with India and the West Indies playing the first international on continental America in modern times.

Ajaz Patel, born in Mumbai but migrated to New Zealand, made an impactful return to the Wankhede Stadium, taking 11 wickets to help New Zealand secure a series win against India. Despite being low on confidence initially, Patel's disciplined bowling was pivotal in his team's first-ever whitewash of India on home turf.

Sonny Ramadhin, who has died at the age of 92, was one of the West Indies' finest spin bowlers and, in tandem with Alf Valentine, fashioned a series win in England in 1950 which became lodged in calypso folklore.