Australia drew first blood here on Wednesday beating the West Indies by three wickets in a thrilling finish to the first Test.

Ben Hilfenhaus hit the final run of the 192 run target with the light fa

West Indies held the upper hand at the end of the third day of the first Test here on Monday as they reduced Australia to 248 for 5, still trailing by 201 runs.

Only a solid 73 by captain Michael Cla

The way has been paved for opener Chris Gayle's selection to the West Indies team but uncertainty over his actual return and grave concerns about his role in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the

West Indies woman cricketer Tremayne Smartt has been slapped with a five-month ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a doping violation.

The 26-year-old Guyanese tested positive for the

International cricket umpire Clyde Duncan has died in Trinidad and Tobago following a brief illness.

The 57-year-old Guyanese, who stood in two Tests, 21 One-Day Internationals and six Twenty20 Inter

India reached 229 for three in their second innings for an overall lead of 240 at the close on the rain-affected fourth day of the second Test against West Indies on Friday at Kensington Oval.

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Out of favour batsman Chris Gayle said he is not ready to be the West Indies Cricket Board's whipping boy and dismissed as ‘sham and mockery’ the reconciliation efforts made so far.

Gayle said since

Out of favour batsman Chris Gayle said he is not ready to be the West Indies Cricket Board’s whipping boy and dismissed as “sham and mockery” the reconciliation efforts made so far.

India set West Indies 281 runs to win the second cricket Test after declaring their second innings at 269 for six here on Saturday.

VVS Laxman top-scored for the visitors with 87 while Rahul Dravid s

Ishant Sharma became the fifth youngest bowler ever to take 100 wickets when he bowled India to an 11-run first innings lead over the West Indies in the second Test on Thursday.

Sharma captured a car