Stuart Williams

Former West Indian great Courtney Walsh has been appointed manager of the under-19 team for the tour of USA starting on Friday.

Unmukt Chand got one better after his unbeaten 79 in the first match against the same listless attack, made a definite case for an India cap, hitting an attractive 101.

Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper has been appointed as assistant to new coach Daren Sammy as the Caribbean side prepare for their World Cup qualifying campaign. Cricket West Indies (CWI) said on Thursday that Hooper and Barbadian Floyd Reifer had been named as assistant coaches to Sammy with former New Zealand all-rounder James Franklin also joining the staff.

Once they ruled the world. They had batsmen who could tear apart any attack. They had pace bowlers who could bundle out any opposition on placid tracks. They were ruthless in their approach.

Four months ago, the WICB named Ambrose as their bowling coach. The results have been immediate, with seamer Jerome crediting his good show to the legend.

A buoyant West Indies will now take on South Africa, who are still licking their wounds after the 130-run hammering against India, on Friday.

It's not very often that a team goes down by a 10-wicket margin in limited overs cricket. For Team India this has happened only six times in their ODI history. Interestingly three of the six 10 wicket defeats were inflicted by opposition teams in foreign conditions, while three were faced at home in their own backyard.