Patrick Patterson

Jeff Dujon was a key member of the all-conquering West Indies team of the 1980s. He was a spectacular wicketkeeper, making those leaping catches off the great fast bowlers, and an elegant lower-order batsman who was good enough to score five Test centuries and 16 fifties.

Former Australian spinner Shane Warne on Thursday named Brian Lara as the skipper of his greatest West Indies XI.

The West Indies triumphed with a 191-run win over Sri Lanka in the 1987 Cricket World Cup, led by Viv Richards' incredible 181 off 125 balls. Desmond Haynes also contributed 105 runs. Despite this win, West Indies finished third in Group B, with Australia winning the World Cup. Australia eventually claimed the 1987 World Cup title, defeating England by seven runs in a thrilling final at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

Ahead of the ODI series between India and West Indies, here's a look at the top five most successful ODI bowling spells in matches played between the two teams.

Goldie Hawn recently expressed her frustration with Los Angeles, citing the city's rising crime rates and her own terrifying experiences with home break-ins. During an appearance on Kelly Ripa's 'Let's Talk Off Camera' podcast, the actress hinted at plans to move away from L.A. after her home was targeted twice within a short period.

Aggression can't be taught to bowlers as it's a trait they ought to be born with, says West Indies legend Curtly Ambrose, who tormented batsmen in his glorious career.

James Anderson rocked the top-order in an early morning spell as India got a rude jolt from a disciplined England pace attack which shot the visitors out for a paltry 78 on the first day of the third Test on Wednesday. At tea, England were 21 for no loss taking complete control of the proceedings after Virat Kohli's decision to bat under overcast conditions backfired badly.

Former India player W V Raman remembers the crowd at Marina Cricket Grounds shouting advice well worth considering to him.

Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to key an offensive surge that has led to Milwaukee's four-game winning streak. The Bucks, and the two-time league MVP, will try to keep their momentum going on Sunday when they host the Los Angeles Clippers in a matchup of two of the leading teams in their respective conferences.

TOI caught up with Pont on the sidelines of a camp he held at Sportacular, the sports academy at Ansal University, Gurgaon.

Ahead of the ODI series, where once again Team India go in as overwhelming favourites, TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at some of the most interesting historical statistics from the India vs West Indies ODI rivalry that began way back in 1979 at the ODI World Cup:

Till 1988, Test cricket added to the atmosphere of celebration of Tamil harvest season in Chennai

England ripped through India for 78 -- its eighth lowest total in Test cricket -- before putting on the team's highest opening stand of the summer to take complete control of the third Test after Day 1 at Headingley. Winning the toss for the first time in the last nine Tests against England was the only thing that went right Wednesday for India captain Virat Kohli, whose batting line-up collapsed in 40.4 overs.

West Indies played their maiden ODI series in India in 1983 and their last ODI series in India was in 2019. Between this period, both the teams have played 58 ODIs in India with the home team emerging victorious on 29 occasions, losing 28 matches with 1 ODI ending in a tie.

Sanjeev Sharma is a fantastic raconteur with an amazing ability to laugh at himself.

The Indian cricketers of '80s and '90s were unlucky to miss the gravy train called the Indian Premier League but had they been active today, they could have forced the Ambanis and the Khans to loosen their purse strings a tad more. If a list of such players were to be compiled then Kapil Dev, K Srikkanth, Vinod Kambli among others would have definitely made the cut.

Once upon a time, pacers ruled. They bowled fast, intimidated batsmen and even enjoyed spilling blood on the field.

Sachin Tendulkar is renowned for having a computer-like memory and remembers every dismissal of his. So, for a change, we decided to put the Master Blaster on the spot and get him to recall some of his memorable bowling efforts. After all, he did take a trip to Chennai's famed MRF Pace Academy to become a pace bowler.

Ahead of the two-Test series between India and West Indies, here’s a look back at the results the past Test series played between these two teams in India have delivered.