St John's (Antigua):Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has given West Indies cricket US$100 million over three years in what he described on Wednesday as a bid to bring the game into the 21st century.
Bridgetown (Barbados):Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath rated West Indian Brian Lara just ahead of India's Sachin Tendulkar among the batsmen he has bowled against in a 14-year international career.
Perth:Perth's WACA Ground pitch has long been considered the home of fast bowling in world cricket, but its changing nature could force Australia to break with years of tradition and play two leg-spinners for the third Ashes Test in December.
Bridgetown: Despite a more-than-a-decade long successful career, Curtly Ambrose says not having a World Cup medal around his neck still hurts and the legendary West Indian pacer considers the five-run loss to Australia in the semi-final of the 1996 edition of the showpiece event as the worst moment of his career.
St John's:West Indies' 4-1 win against India in the ODI series forced Brian Lara's critics swallow their words but batting legend Viv Richards said he would wait a bit more and see ''whether the sun shines tomorrow''.
More imagesWashington:Hold onto your bats, purists. Here comes cricket American style - complete with designated hitters, non-batting bowlers, five deliveries an over and matches about as long as an American football game.
Paarl (South Africa): Pakistan's Wasim Akram on Tuesday became the first player in history to take 500 wickets in One-day cricket when he bowled the Netherlands' Nick Statham in the World Cup match.
St John's (Antigua): West Indies, once the undisputed kings of One-day cricket, is pinning its hopes on master batsman Brian Lara as well as his young gun understudies to steer it to its first World Cup triumph since 1979.
St John's (Antigua): West Indies, once the undisputed kings of One-day cricket, is pinning its hopes on master batsman Brian Lara as well as his young gun understudies to steer it to its first World Cup triumph since 1979.
Bangalore: The West Indies, which has been on the look out for budding young fast bowlers to fill the void created by its immediate past speedsters - Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose, has at least some consolation in noticing Dillon's talent.
