Australia will be hoping to take an impressive 4-0 the five match West Indies Australia ODI series when they come up against a much weakened and demoralised West Indies outfit this coming Friday 4th July 2008 at Basseterre. Australia already have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series an

West Indies will be hoping to kick start a revival with a test series victory over the mighty Australian test cricket team when the three match test series starting on the 22nd of May. The West Indies have not won a test series for over four years now and will be hard pressed to pick out

South Africa will be looking to take one step further in demolishing an already fragile West Indies confidence when they host the fourth one dayer at the Kingsmead Oval in Durban in three days. South Africa have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series and on the current turn of events, it

South Africa and West Indies get ready to go head on in the upcoming one day series after an enthralling three match one day series which ended in a 2-1 triumph for South Africa. South Africa and West Indies have both done well in their recent one day matches and with the confidence of t

The West Indies team lifted the mood in the Caribbean when they registered a 54-run win over Pakistan in the first World Cup match here. All rounder Dwayne Smith dominated with bat and ball to ensure the World Cup hosts opened the competition with a victory. West Indies made 241 for nine and

The West Indies rediscovered their winning form in time to register a comprehensive 54-run victory over former champions Pakistan in the cricket World Cup opening one-dayer here on Tuesday.The hosts, coming off a series loss in India and an uninspiring performance in the warm-up games, produce

West Indian captain Brian Lara admitted that the nine-wicket loss to India in the practice match on Friday was "devastating" but refused to believe his side was down and out even before the World Cup started. "We are not exactly down in the dumps as the tournament hasn't ev

Unfazed by the controversy surrounding his conversation with an alleged Indian bookie, West Indies middle order batsman Marlon Samuels insists he is not bothered by the "distraction" and is preparing to live up to captain Brian Lara's expectations. Samuels has had a good run in r

A two-member team of International Cricket Council (ICC) today received tapes of alleged conversation between West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels and bookie Mukesh Kochar ahead of the January 21 ODI. "We have handed over the tapes and transcripts to N.S. Virk -- regional security

The BCCI President Sharad Pawar, who could not meet the World Cup-bound Indian team here yesterday to convey his best wishes in person, is planning to visit the West Indies in the first week of April to watch a couple of Super 8 Series games. "He could not make it to Mumbai and meet t

Former Indian cricketer Robin Singh has described as "false and baseless" the reports that his name figured in the conversations between West Indian cricketer Marlon Samuels and bookie Mukesh Kochar. "The information given by the Maharashtra police is absolutely false and b

Breaking his silence, former Indian cricketer Robin Singh on Friday lambasted the Maharashtra Police for dragging his name into the Marlon Samuels controversy, saying it was a "unfair" to make such allegations without any basis. The former all rounder said such a statemen

West Indian cricketer Marlon Samuels, involved in conversation with a cricket bookie, is allowed to play in the Cricket World Cup, if selected, as the ICC has not set up a timeframe for probe into the matter. International Cricket Council Media Manager Brian Murgatroyd said the game's gov

West Indies captain Brian Lara today supported the beleaguered West Indian all-rounder Marlon Samuels, accused of leaking information on team composition to a bookie, today saying the entire team was behind him in this hour of crisis. Lara said that he was unable to contact Samuels till now

The International Cricket Council today decided to send a special team to Nagpur to investigate Marlon Samuels alleged links with a bookie. The team, mainly comprising of ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit officials, will be in Nagpur by Monday and will have detailed discussions with the Nagpur

Former Indian cricketer Robin Singh tonight expressed surprise over his name being reportedly mentioned in the conversation between West Indian all rounder Marlon Samuels and bookie Mukesh Kochar, which has raised suspicion of match-fixing. "This is the first time I am hearing all thi

The city police today ruled out involvement of any other West Indian or Indian cricketer with bookie Mukesh Kochar, saying they only had evidence of a conversation with all-rounder Marlon Samuels during a cricket one dayer last month. "As per our information and investigation, none bu

Brilliant knocks by the West Indies captain Brian Lara and Marlon Samuels helped their side post a three-wicket victory over India in the third Pepsi Cup ODI at Chepauk Stadium last night, sources said. According to the sources, Samuels' authoritative 95-ball 98 and his 127-run pa

India were racing along at 232-3 but collapsed to 268 before the tourists survived a slump of their own to win. Skipper Lara said: It didn't look good after 29 overs but the guys bowled well after that and pulled the game back. It was unbelievable, the guys held everything in the field a

West Indies skipper Brian Lara praised his side's seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the fourth one-day international in Multan. Marlon Samuels showed why he had been selected with his second one-day century as the Windies comfortably overcame their opponents total of 209. La

Third one-day international, Lahore: Pakistan 192/3 (33.4/35 overs) beat West Indies 207-7 (46.3 overs) by seven wickets (D/L method) Pakistan overcame a blackout in Lahore for a seven-wicket win over West Indies to go 2-0 up in the one day series. After Lendl Simmons (70) hit a maiden half