India first subjected West Indies to the ignominy of follow-on and then crushed them inside three days to record their biggest victory -- by an innings and 272 runs -- in the first match of the two-test series in Rajkot on Saturday.
V. S. Naipaul was best known for works including A House for Mr Biswas and his Man Booker Prize-winning In A Free State.
Play started two hours late on Saturday after the Sri Lankans, led by Chandimal, refused to take the field.
The West Indies snatched a spot at next year's World Cup by edging to a five-run victory over Scotland on DLS method in Harare on Wednesday.
New Zealand beat the West Indies by 66 runs in their third one-day international in Christchurch on Tuesday to sweep the series 3-0.
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle won a defamation case against an Australian media company in the New South Wales Supreme Court on Monday over an alleged incident during the 2015 World Cup.
Anil Kumble has stepped down as India's cricket coach after he decided not to travel with the side for a limited-overs tour to the West Indies, ESPNcricinfo reported on Tuesday.
West Indies star Chris Gayle has insisted controversial comments he made to a female television reporter earlier this year were ‘just a little fun’ as he turned on critics ...
West Indies hero Carlos Brathwaite revealed he had mis-hit one of the massive sixes which clinched cricket's World Twenty20 trophy as he commiserated with Ben Stokes for monstering his bowling.
Carlos Brathwaite sensationally hit four successive sixes off Ben Stokes in the last over as the West Indies stunned England by four wickets to win the World Twenty20 title at Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Joe Root hit a fluent 54 to help England post 155 for nine wickets against West Indies in the final of the sixth World Twenty20 at Eden Gardens on Sunday.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy said he hopes to help Caribbean fans smile again by completing a unique hat-trick at the World Twenty20 after stunning India to reach the final.