West Indies Knocked Out Of The World Cup

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Carlos Brathwaite consoled by Ross Taylor after an excellent knock. Source: Getty Images

     All the hype of a resurgence before the 31st of May 2019 gave the men from the Caribbean great hope, but at the end of the New Zealand match on Saturday June 22nd, it just wasn’t meant to be. After a more disciplined performance by the bowlers especially with the introduction of Kemar Roach for his 1st game this tournament, the West Indian innings was one of both brilliance and heart-ache. Continue reading “West Indies Knocked Out Of The World Cup”

West Indies – Dark Horse at 2019 Cricket World Cup

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World Cup Captains pose with the trophy. Source: Getty Images

     The once mighty West Indies were the winners of the inaugural World Cup in 1975 and then repeated the feat in 1979. The men from the Caribbean lost the final to winners India, well led by Kapil Dev in 1983. Unfortunately that was the last time the West Indians reached a World Cup final in the 50 over version. Continue reading “West Indies – Dark Horse at 2019 Cricket World Cup”

Record Breaking Opening Partnership Sees Windies crush Ireland in Tri-Series Opener

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Shai Hope & John Campbell embrace each other after their World record opening stand. Source: Windiescricket

The old saying goes that records are meant to be broken. On Sunday May 5th 2019 at the Clontarf Cricket Ground in Dublin, West Indies openers Shai Hope and John Campbell made heads spin globally with a World record opening stand of 365 for the 1st wicket. John Campbell struck his maiden ODI century, smashing 179 while Shai Hope brought up his 5th ODI century in his 50th game in this form of the game. Continue reading “Record Breaking Opening Partnership Sees Windies crush Ireland in Tri-Series Opener”

West Indies VS England 2-2 – Who would’ve thought?

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West Indies celebrate a wicket in 5th ODI against England. Source: AFP Photo

     The West Indies record in ODIs before this series was poor by anyone’s standards. Having won 11 out of their previous 40 ODI matches and coming up against a top-dog team like England who are ranked number 1 in this format, it was a tough task. It was beyond my imagination to think that the West Indies would have drawn the recently concluded ODI series 2-2 Continue reading “West Indies VS England 2-2 – Who would’ve thought?”

Why West Indies should be a force to reckon with in Test Cricket

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West Indies team posing with the famous Wisden trophy. Source: Windies Cricket

England arrived n the Caribbean in January 2019 on a high and full of confidence as they whitewashed Sri Lanka late 2018 in their own backyard 3-0. West Indies were not given a chance by a couple of former English cricketers before the Test series started, mainly due to the fact that the Windies were humiliated in their last two overseas tours to India and Bangladesh between October to December 2018, as the regional side suffered their first ever innings defeat to Bangladesh in the second Test of that series. It was a tour to forget for the West Indians, but one has to say that the current series being played in the Caribbean just proves that the talent is still existent in this part of the World. Continue reading “Why West Indies should be a force to reckon with in Test Cricket”