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West Indies Cricket Team



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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