Tue, Jun 18, '13
India have named an unchanged 15-man squad to travel to the Caribbean to play Sri Lanka and West Indies in a One-Day International tri-series which begins on 28th June.
The selectors have understandably kept faith with the same squad of players that beat Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies to reach the sem-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013
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Tue, Jun 18, '13
Caribbean Premier League organisers have announced that Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be unable to play in the inaugural tournament for the St Lucia franchise due to contractual obligations that he has with English county team Derbyshire, opening the door for Aussie batsman Luke Pomersbach to join the St Lucia Zouks.
Chanderpaul signed a contract with CPL, offering himself up for selection but later realised that his commitment to Derbyshire provided for release only if it pertained to West Indies duty. He subsequently had to withdraw from the tournament.
Mon, Jun 17, '13
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent –Four members of the West Indies World T20 champion team have been named in the West Indies A Team to face Sri Lanka A Team in two T20 matches this week at Arnos Vale Sports Complex.
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Mon, Jun 17, '13
The West Indies have seen a minor resurgence in their fortunes in recent years. They have become a competitive side in the limited overs version of the game after a few dull years at the International level. Some credit of this resurgence must go to the success of the T-20 format. The West Indian cricketer seems highly suited for that format of the game as he is usually a great entertainer, a powerful hitter with the bat and an imposing figure running at you with the cherry. West Indian cricketers dominate the T-20 leagues all over the world and that has helped them at the International level. However, this minor resurgence did not translate into a significant performance at the Champions Trophy and that has been a bitter disappointment for cricket fans all over the world.
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Sun, Jun 16, '13
Firstly, the days that my prodigies arrived on earth were the happiest, most interesting days that I have ever had. I was not sure if to shout, cry or laugh. I certainly celebrated. So even if you are single mothers, doing masterful, almost impossible, jobs as both father and mother, or if you are really fathers, if only by biology or idealistically, real male heroes of your offspring: “Happy Father’s Day!” Now, people called what happened at Cardiff “cricket drama.” I think it was plain cricketing stupidity. West Indies cricketers, mostly fathers themselves, must be ruing their lack of timing, lack of game sense even, in that game versus South Africa. They easily had the game in their hands and then just threw it away.
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