Sunil Narine returns to international cricket next month after being named in the 15-man World Cup squad which includes five allrounders, three specialist batsmen, four fast bowlers, two spinners and a wicketkeeper. Jason Holder, named captain for the South Africa ODI series, retains the position and as reported on Thursday, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard
The Wanderers is home to what it calls the greatest ODI of all time – the 438 game – and now it is also home to what could become known as the most thrilling T20: the 236 game. West Indies pulled off the highest successful run chase in the shortest format, propelled by Chris Gayle’s
Clive Lloyd complained recently that T20 cricket had “messed up” West Indies but whatever the ills of the shortest format it certainly stirs something in the Caribbean soul. Easily cowed during the Tests, West Indies deployed arguably a stronger line-up for the first T20 and, despite an unconvincing finish, proved too good for an experimental
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) ” Kraigg Brathwaite and Marlon Samuels scored centuries to avoid the follow-on before South Africa rattled through the West Indies on a rain-shortened fourth day of the second test on Monday. Brathwaite scored 106 and Samuels made 101 at St. George’s Park but a brisk collapse reduced the West Indies
Marlon Samuels was the major beneficiary on an almost full day of batting for the touring West Indians in Benoni. Their line-up enjoyed all but 6.2 overs of the day at the crease and Samuels and opener Devon Smith used the time to fill their boots ahead of the Test series. The pair had shared