The West Indian cricket team, also known as the West Indies or, colloquially, the Windies, is a Multi-National Cricket Team Representing a Sporting Confederation of 15 Mainly English Speaking Caribbean Countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.The Countries are: -
S.No | Name of the Counry |
1 | Antigua and Barbuda |
2 | Barbados |
3 | Dominica |
4 | Grenada |
5 | Guyana |
6 | Jamaica |
7 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
8 | Saint Lucia |
9 | Saint Vincent and Grenadines |
10 | Trinidad and Tobago |
11 | Anguilla – British Dependent |
12 | Montserrat - British Dependent |
13 | British Virgin Islands - British Dependent |
14 | U S Virgin Islands |
15 | Sint Maarten |
West Indies was the first team to win back to back World Cups(1975,1979) since surpassed by 3 consecutive World Cup wins by Australia (1999, 2003, & 2007)
West Indies was the first team to appear in 3 consecutive World Cup finals (1975, 1979 and 1983), since surpassed by 4 consecutive World Cup finals appearances by Australia (1996, 1999, 2003 & 2007).
The West Indies was the first team to win World Cup twice(1975,1979) their record was surpassed by 4 World Cup wins by Australia(1996, 1999, 2003 & 2007) and equalled by India (1983,2011)
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