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West Indians, were you watching the second Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants thriller? With two ex-Maroon Men, Sunil Narine and Nicholas Pooran, up against each other in Sunday’s IPL eighth round clash in Lucknow? Both gentlemen, no one needs to be reminded, players who prematurely called time on …

Before international matches begin, it has become customary to play the national anthems of the teams. It wasn’t always so. In fact, that helped the West Indies cricket team avoid the dilemma of finding a song that represented its constituents fairly. Ours was (and still is) the only multi-national Test …

There aren’t too many cricketing things that give my morning walk partner Bobby more pleasure than a West Indies victory. At the top of the list is an India defeat, especially since Jay Shah became the ICC board chairman. So, it’s easy to understand why he has emphatically not been …

If West Indies prepare just as well for their next two Super Eights matches—and if their luck holds!—the 2026 T20 World Cup could well prove historic. A West Indies win over either South Africa on Thursday or India next Monday could well mean, if the other pieces fall into place, …

Columnist Earl Best imagines himself a fly on the wall in the West Indies dressing room in Mumbai: “Reckless!” As though discarding a chewed up plum seed, West Indies all-formats coach Daren Sammy spat the word into the middle of the dressing room. For what seemed like an eternity, he …

When Roston Chase dived forward at deep midwicket to snaffle the low catch offered by Adil Rashid, England were still all of 30 runs short of the West Indies’ challenging 196. And just like that, with Nepal and minnows Italy still to be faced, Daren Sammy’s unfancied squad had solidified …

When, with all of six balls left, Nepal needed a mere 10 runs for a historic win over England, a fervent prayer went up to heaven. “Seigneur, non,” it said, “please, I beg you. Je t’en prie.” England white ball coach Brendon McCullum is a New Zealander. He speaks no …

We’re on the brink of losing many things that have shaped us. Makes me wonder what we would select to put into a time capsule for the future. Memories can be brittle. We would need physical reminders in the future to imagine the world left behind. As we enter the …

Permit me to invite you to tag along on a short journey that fleetingly slips inside the minds and memories of a few legendary cricketers. Their conversations emanated from the landscape of cricket, but they are replete with insights into the broad tapestry of living. I probably devote too much …

“[…] I think I am reflecting a majority feeling among Caribbean cricket lovers that CWI’s executive may be overloading the responsibility of former West Indies player Daren Sammy with the task of coaching all three formats, as the results indicate. “[…] No doubt there may be comments suggesting Brendon McCullum …

Boos, jeers, racist taunts, and insults are the most despicable traits of spectators at sporting events. Yet, universally they remain as prevalent as cheers and bonhomie. A charitable excuse would be that it expresses the passions stirred up by rivalries, or might be triggered by unsporting behaviour and reprehensible conduct …

A decision had to be made. Should I reflect on the 2025 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) before it had ended? It wasn’t difficult because what I wanted to talk about really had little to do with the outcome. The final match is on Sunday (yesterday), and I …