India opt to bat against West Indies in first ODI

September 29th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - India will be hoping for some divine intervention when they take on the West Indies in their last Group A match at the Wanderers here Wednesday, in their bid to qualify for the Champions Trophy semi-finals. India are virtually out of the tournament after their Monday's must-win match against defending champions Australia was washed out.

September 24th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan received good news Thursday when it was confirmed its captain Younis Khan has recovered from a hairline fracture and will be available for the much-awaited Champions Trophy clash against India at Centurion Saturday. In a media statement, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Thursday that Younis has been declared fit for the big Pool A game against India after missing the Champions Trophy opener against the West Indies at the Wanderers Wednesday.

September 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - CEO of Cricket Australia (CA) James Sutherland has said that CA has started exploring emergency plans ahead of their series against West Indies, following the possibility of West Indies sending a third-rate team. Sutherland said they are worried, as the dispute between West Indies Cricket Board and its senior players shows no signs of ending.

July 5th, 2009 St.LUCIA - India won the One-day international cricket series against West Indies 2-1 after the fourth and the final match was washed out by rain at Beausejour Stadium here Sunday. The Indian team which was under fire back home after their World Twenty20 debacle in England brought some cheers, winning their fifth ODI series on trot and their first in Caribbean soil after seven years.

July 5th, 2009 DUBAI - 2007 champions India, South Africa and a qualifier have been clubbed together in Group C for the third edition of the World Twenty20 to be played in the West Indies next year, it was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC here Sunday. Defending champions Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh are in Group A in the tournament that will start from April 30.

July 3rd, 2009 ST LUCIA - India won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies in the third one-day international cricket fixture here Friday. India made two changes to the side that lost in the second ODI at Kingston.

June 30th, 2009 St.JOHN'S - West Indies cricket selectors named an unchanged 13-member sqaud for the last two one-dayers against India. All-rounder Darren Sammy failed to find a place in the side while Jamaican all-rounder David Bernard Jr, who has played five Tests and 23 ODIs, was retained.

June 30th, 2009 St. John's (Antigua, West Indies),J - The West Indies selectors have named an unchanged 13-man squad for the two final games of the four-match series against India, to be played at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia. West Indies and India are levelled one all in the series.

June 29th, 2009 JAMAICA - A skipper's knock of 95 by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, could not prevent India from suffering a humiliating eight-wicket defeat at the hands of the West Indies in the second one-day international at Jamiaca's Sabina Park on Sunday. India were dismissed for 188 in 48.2 overs and in reply the West Indians romped to victory, powered by knocks of 64 and 85 by openers Chris Gayle and Runako Morton in 34.1 overs.

June 28th, 2009 KINGSTON - India won the toss and decided to bat against the West Indies in the second One-day International cricket at Sabina Park here Sunday. India lead 1-0 in the four-match series.

June 27th, 2009 Kingston (Jamaica, West Indies),J - Spearheaded by Yuvraj Singh's scintillating 131 of 102 balls, India beat the West Indies by 20 runs in the thrilling first cricket one-day international here to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series on Friday. The Indian batsmen scored an intimidating 339 for six after opting to bat at Sabina Park.

June 27th, 2009 KINGSTON - Powered by Yuvraj Singh's cracking 131 runs, India defeated West Indies in the first of the four one-day internationals here at the Sabina Park Friday. Yuvraj smashed one of his typically dazzling centuries and comeback man Dinesh Karthik struck a solid 67 as India set the West Indies a stiff 340-run target.

June 27th, 2009 KINGSTON - India defeated West Indies by 20 runs in the first of the four one-day internationals here at the Sabina Park Friday. Brief Scores: India 339/6 in 50 overs (Yuvraj Singh 131, K.D.

June 26th, 2009 KINGSTON - A cracking 102-ball 131 by Yuvraj Singh and his 135-run third wicket stand with opener Dinesh Karthik (67) powered India to set the West Indies a 340-run target in the first of the four one-day internationals here at the Sabina Park Friday. Deciding to bat first, India lost Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma cheaply, but Karthik and Yuvraj set them on the highway to a big total.

May 27th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australia will play six Tests, 10 one-day internationals and three Twenty20s against the West Indies and Pakistan in 2009-2010. According to the Herald Sun, the summer will open with three Test matches against the West Indies, followed by three against Pakistan, the first in Australia since 2004-05.