The West Indies celebrate after whitewashing Bangladesh 3-0
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The West Indies completed their 3-0 series whitewash of Bangladesh behind incredible centuries from wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin and batsman Darren Bravo.
Herath became the first left-arm spinner to take nine wickets in a Test innings
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Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath took a career-best nine wickets to help his side maintain full control over Pakistan at the end of the third day of the second Test in Colombo.
“I am very proud and I want to keep scoring runs and represent the West Indies for as long as I can”
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Flamboyant West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has announced that he is “looking forward” to playing his 100th Test against New Zealand in his hometown of Jamaica and hopes that he can produce a “huge performance”.
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“These same mercenaries are the ones who are representing all the countries in the World T20s who everyone will be supporting so why use that word?””
Flamboyant West Indies opener Chris Gayle has announced that he is not a “mercenary” and feels hurt when people call him that “distasteful and unwarranted” term.
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The Kensington Oval will play host to the inaugural Twenty20 Clobi World Masters Of Cricket Tournament
Some of cricket’s biggest names are expected to participate in the inaugural Twenty20 Clobi World Masters Of Cricket Tournament which will be held in Barbados from November 1 to 10.
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“T20 offers the financial means to ply your trade and make a living”
With the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) having been a huge success and unearthing some outstanding young talents, West Indies legend Desmond Haynes announced that “if I had T20 cricket to play in my day, I’d have jumped at it”.
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“His reading of the game and his calmness in tough situations reminds me of Dhoni”
Legendary West Indies opening batsman and Barbados Tridents head coach Desmond Haynes has announced that all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who is the captain of the Barbados franchise, reminds him “a lot of Dhoni”.
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“He was (and still is) my hero, so it was disappointing that I could not play against him”
Veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that he is still disappointed over the fact that he never got the opportunity to play against his “hero” Sir Vivian Richards.
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Pollard received support from both Haynes and Sobers
West Indies legends Desmond Haynes and Sir Garfield Sobers have voiced their support for all-rounder Kieron Pollard as captain of the Barbados Tridents franchise just days after protests broke out over his appointment to the leadership position.
Strauss and Cook have joined an elite group of cricketers with the passing of their milestone
England captain Andrew Strauss and his opening partner Alastair Cook have become the fifth pair in Test cricket history to record 5,000 runs together.
