“[…] Last month, the 27-year-old Nicholas Pooran made what turned out to be a smart decision. He made himself unavailable for the One Day International series against India, and opted to play in the first American Major League Cricket final in Dallas. His stunning 137 not out off 55 balls …
Read More »Vaneisa: The Pollard principle—‘full of energy, strategic and sharp, [and] committed’
Two days ago, Kieron Pollard turned 35. He did not play in the Mumbai Indians’ match against Chennai Super Kings on the same day, which proved to be one of the rare victories for the MI team during this IPL season. Before the match, the ESPNcricinfo website posted a discussion …
Read More »Pollard retires from West Indies cricket; Skerritt: ‘We respect his decision’
West Indies limited overs captain Kieron Pollard announced his retirement from international cricket today, via social media, in a move that appeared to have blindsided Cricket West Indies (CWI). The 34-year-old allrounder is at present plying his trade in India where he represents the Mumbai Indians in the lucrative IPL …
Read More »Alzarri, Evin, Mayers, Odean and Rovman drafted as 17 West Indians get IPL deals
Seventeen regional cricketers will line up in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 competition this season—although almost one-third of them are not in the current West Indies squad. Jamaican bowling allrounder Odean Smith was today drafted by the Punjab Kings, coach Anil Kumble suggesting that he was suitably impressed …
Read More »Darren and the IPL: Best examines links between Bravo, Pooran, Lara… and the media
It brought Garry Sobers to the verge of public tears in Sri Lanka in 2015. Wherever Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh and Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards are in the world, it is almost certain to bring them to private tears. And it will make cricketing knights Frank Worrell and …
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