Aim is to become No.1 Test team in the world, says West Indies captain Jason Holder
Cricket | February 13, 2019 15:33 ISTWest Indies are currently lying at the eighth spot in the ICC Test team rankings
West Indies are currently lying at the eighth spot in the ICC Test team rankings
Bravo said that a message at 3 AM from the then BCCI chief N Srinivasan prompted him to convince his team to play the first ODI in 2014 series after threatening to pull out.
An IPL legend, a musician and an unrivalled personality on field, Dwayne Bravo bids adieu to international cricket after 14 years for West Indies.
Walsh, who formed one of the most celebrated pace bowling partnerships alongside Ambrose, says a modern-day fast bowler represents the constant evolution of the game.
Pakistan's legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi will lead the ICC World XI in an exhibition Twenty20 International against West Indies after Eoin Morgan was ruled out of the May 31 game with a fractured finger.
The West Indies captain Holder also praised Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels for making themselves available for the Qualifiers which starts on March 4.
The 38-year-old Gayle scored only 38 runs in four innings on the West Indies' disastrous tour to New Zealand which ended Wednesday with a 119-run loss in the third Twenty20 international.
New Zealand are now standing on 126 points, while the T20 world champions Windies have dropped from 120 points to 115 points in the fifth position.
With this hundred, Munro surpassed West Indies' Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis, India's Rohit Sharma and New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, who all have two centuries in T20 internationals against their name.
New Zealand, who won the first match by 47 runs, were 102/4 when the rain became heavy enough to force the players to leave the field.
The last over of the New Zealand innings, bowled by Kesrick Williams, cost 25 runs and made a substantial difference between the teams, giving the hosts a competitive total on a slow wicket at Saxton Oval which made hard-hitting difficult.
"Left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer will replace all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who is unavailable due to personal reasons," West Indies Cricket Board said in a statement.
The T20I World Champions had a disastrous tour so far as they have suffered heavy defeats at the hands of New Zealand in both the Test (0-2) and the One-Day International (0-3) series.
The third ODI will be a dead rubber with New Zealand having already sealed the series 2-0 but there are enough reasons for the Windies to try their bench strength and make something out of it.
Beaton who was playing his second international match was reported during the 2nd ODI between West Indies and New Zealand in Christchurch on Saturday.
Rance, who is Milne's team-mate from Central Districts and has appeared in just two ODIs, will now join the squad for the remaining games in the limited-overs series against West Indies.
With no timeline set for de Grandhomme's comeback, Doug Bracewell has been roped in the ODI squad for the series which begins from December 20 at the Cobham Oval, Whangarei.
West Indies will have to beat their world record for the highest winning fourth innings score in Test cricket — currently 418 against Australia in 2003 — were 30/2 at stumps on day 3 against the hosts.
The initiative in the match passed from one team to the other until Gabriel made his mark with the second new ball to leave New Zealand 286/7 at stumps after it had lost the toss and been asked to bat.
The 28-year-old Southee was ruled out of his side's massive win by an innings and 67 runs in the opening Test in Wellington to attend the birth of his first child.
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