Ravi Rampaul

West Indies recalled experienced pace bowler Ravi Rampaul to the team for the first time in six years as the defending champions on Thursday named their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in October-November.

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

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.

West Indies, leading 1-0 in the two-match series, replaced the injured Ravi Rampaul with fellow fast bowler Tino Best as the only change.

Gujarat left-arm spinner Akshar Patel got former chairman of the BCCI selection panel Kiran More's vote for his selection in the Indian squad for the World Cup.

West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo won the toss and put India in to bat in the fourth cricket one-dayer on Friday.

West Indies won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in their Super 12 game of the ICC T20 World Cup on Thursday.

England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl against defending champions West Indies in their Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup on Saturday.

Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bowl against the ousted West Indies in a Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup on Saturday.

A lowdown on the venue for the final ODI between India and New Zealand on October 29.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl against the West Indies in a crucial group 1 Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup on Friday.

Having made peace with the West Indies Cricket Board, explosive batsman Chris Gayle returned to the country's Test side after more than 18 months.

Southpaws David Miller and Akshar Patel got Kings XI Punjab out of jail in their Champions League Twenty20 match against Barbados Tridents at the PCA stadium.

There was a general sense of expectancy in the air on what the series has on offer for the fans. There would be animated discussions, analysis and interesting player versus player debates in offices, trains and educational institutions.

Cricket West Indies has revealed their 15-member squad under Shai Hope's leadership for the upcoming ODI tours against Ireland and England. These matches are crucial for their preparation towards the 2027 World Cup. Ravi Rampaul is appointed as the bowling coach, while Kevin O’Brien will join the coaching staff for the Ireland leg.

As many as 32 players, who have been drafted in the Abu Dhabi T10 franchises for the fifth season of the tournament, will be in action for their respective countries in the ongoing ICC men's T20 World Cup.

Michael Clarke hit an unbeaten half-century to guide Australia to a draw against the West Indies in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval.

Steve Smith will skipper Welsh Fire in English cricket's new Hundred competition two years after being stripped of the Australia captaincy for his role in a ball-tampering scandal.

Chris Gayle has played many memorable knocks in the T20 format of the game. But the one knock that people remember him for was the unbeaten 175 he scored for Royal Challengers Bangalore against the Sahara Pune Warriors during the 2013 season.

With exceptional hard work, dedication and an almost immaculate ability to focus, Virat Kohli has maintained his dominance in international cricket in the last few years. There have been instances where the Indian skipper has just looked phenomenal with the bat.