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Monday, February 2, 2026
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Topic: West Indies

Happy bday Little Master! Gavaskar, batting genius who brought Sunny days to Indian cricket, turns 76

One of the finest openers that cricket has ever seen, the diminutive batsman went on to command the crease with unmatched composure, taking on some of the fiercest fast bowlers.

Before The Wall, there was The Great Wall. Anshuman Gaekwad, the gutsy cricketer, no-nonsense coach

Renowned for his defensive batting, Gaekwad played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India between 1975 and 1987. As many as 22 of the Tests were against the dominant West Indies.

Vivian Richards’ philosophy was ‘see ball, hit ball’. He reserved his best against England

Kapil Dev was in awe of Viv Richards. Imran Khan said he was the best batsman he ever bowled to. Botham considered him a master batsman & Lillee confessed he could never dominate him.

Half an acre of land in US to blender & mini-truck, a look at quirky prizes cricketers get

This month, West Indies all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford received land in the US for his performance at the 2023 Global T20 Canada cricket tournament. Here are some of them.  

Ravindra Jadeja defends ‘experiments’, says India will be at their best in ODI series

India have treated the three-match ODI series as the buildup for their campaigns in the Asia Cup, beginning later this month, and the home World Cup in October-November.

West Indies beat India for the first time in nearly four years to level ODI series

Skipper Shai Hope (63*) and Keacy Carty (48*) starred for WI playing patient knocks to chase down the target, wrapping up the match in the 37th over.

How the once world-beating West Indies is now an ODI team that can’t even qualify for the World Cup

Two-time champions fail to qualify 2023 Cricket World Cup after consecutive losses to Zimbabwe, the Netherlands & Scotland. But their fall from grace has been in making over the years.

After West Indies blitz, Rana’s spell triggers collapse as India win Women’s World Cup match

India raced to top of the table with a 155-run win over Stafanie Taylor’s side, who, despite dominating performance from openers, collapsed from 100-0 after 12 overs to 162 all out.

Rohit returns as BCCI announces ODI squad for Windies series, Ravi Bishnoi gets maiden call-up

While Ashwin has been dropped from white-ball team, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Shami have also been rested from the series, BCCI secretary Jay Shah was quoted as saying in a press release.

Hours before the start of the historic 1971 West Indies tour, Indian team had no kit to play

In ‘1971: The Beginning of India’s Cricketing Greatness’, Boria Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya write about the twin tours that made the Indian team a force to reckon with.

On Camera

From populism to productivity—why the Budget 2026 makes a structural turn

The Budget proposals seek to balance sustained high economic growth with fiscal discipline and structural transformation.

Sitharaman proposes a new National Institute of Design in eastern India. ‘A good push’

The Indian fashion design industry had a market value of approximately ₹15.1 lakh crore in 2023 and is expected to reach around Rs 45.3 lakh crore by 2032.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.