The Indian Cricket team led by Virat Kohli capped off a memorable year in 2019 as they whitewashed the Windies in the ODIs and T20Is and finished second in the ICC ODI rankings. They finished as the top-ranked team in Tests and finished fifth in the T20I rankings. Also in the process, they beat Australia in Australia for the first time by a margin of 2-1 in Tests and 2-1 in ODIs. Virat Kohli became the first Indian skipper to win a Test
The India vs West Indies series is level at 1-1 after India beat the Windies in the second game in Visakhapatnam by 107 runs. Rohit Sharma (159) and KL Rahul (102) struck centuries to power India to 387. Kuldeep Yadav then took his second ODI hat-trick to help India win the game and draw level in the series. With the series nicely poised, the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is ready to stage the decider on Sunday. India played their perfect game in the
Shimron Hetmyer scored his career-best 139 to help West Indies win the first ODI in Chennai on Sunday by eight wickets. In the process, he added a record-breaking 218 run-partnership with Shai Hope (102) and displayed his immense batting class to give West Indies the upper hand in the series. The second match of the series which will be played in Visakhapatnam now becomes a must-win for India to stay alive in the series. The Men in Blue came into this series as
The India vs West Indies series moves from Hyderabad to Trivandrum as the Greenfield Stadium is set to host the second T20I to be played between the two teams. There were a few outstanding and eyecatching performances in the first T20I between India and West Indies at Hyderabad, but the one which stood out was Virat Kohli's unbeaten knock to take India home in a 200-plus run chase. The commentators termed this knock as "classical destruction" as Virat Kohli announced his comeback into
The India vs West Indies 2019 limited-overs series to be played in December will be Team India's final cricketing engagement this year. The BCCI announced the T20I and ODI squads for the upcoming limited-overs series starting December 6. The teams will play a three-match T20I series followed by a three-match ODI series. The T20I games will be played on December 6, 8 and 11. That will be followed by the three-match ODI with matches on December 15, 18 and 22. Meanwhile, there are
The 2019 World Cup recently got over, though we are still not completely out of that impact. Interestingly, the Indian team is soon to shift its focus to the bilateral series, which will be kickstarted a tour of the West Indies. It will comprise 3 T20 matches, 3 ODI matches, and 2 Test matches. The tour is slated to go on for four weeks, and will begin on the 3rd of August, with the two teams squaring it off in the first T20i.
Team India: The ICC has granted full membership to Team India for ODIs, T20Is, and Tests. The team is governed by the BCCI. In 1952, the first Test victory was achieved by Team India. India has won the ICC World Cup twice, first in 1983 and second in 2011. Some other achievements by Team India include victories at the Asia Cup in 1984, the ICC World T20 in 2007 and also the ICC Champion’s Trophy and the NatWest Trophy in 2002. In August,
The Indian Cricket Team: The National Men’s Cricket Team of India has a full membership with the International Cricket Council or ICC with T20I or Twenty20 Internationals, ODI or One-Day Internationals, and Test Cricket status. The BCCI or Board of Control for Cricket in India governs Team India. Team India had its first victory in Test Cricket in 1952 and its first World Cup victory under the captaincy of Kapil Dev in 1983 which was a victory against West Indies. The Asia Cup
From August 3, 2019 India’s Tour of West Indies will start which includes three T20 Internationals, three One Day Internationals and two Test matches. There have been numerous India vs West Indies head to head matches in various tournaments. Here we will be discussing India vs West Indies series head to head stats starting from the first matches. Test Cricket: India has faced West Indies in Test Cricket in 96 matches out of which India has won 20 and lost 30. India drew