It was a pleasant surprise to find myself so eager to watch the First Test match between the West Indies and India in Dominica. I embraced the prospect, knowing fully well that we were unlikely to do well against that formidable team. I prepared for Wednesday, basically leaving the day …
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Allrounder Rahkeem Cornwall was recalled to the West Indies Test team today as the Maroon Men prepare for the first of a two Test series against India from 12 to 16 July. The 30-year-old Cornwall was one of four new faces in the 13-man squad, alongside 31-year-old left-arm spinner Jomel …
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West Indies will complete their ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifying campaign with just 13 available players, after Cricket West Indies (CWI) lead selector Desmond Haynes recalled allrounder Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph to prepare for the upcoming Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test series against India. The two-match Test Series bowls off …
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West Indies One-Day International (ODI) captain Shai Hope suggested that his team lacked the right attitude in Zimbabwe, as the Maroon Men failed to qualify for the Cricket World Cup for the first time in their history. The West Indies lost to Scotland by seven wickets today in Harare, after …
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The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selectors have selected 23-year-old off-spinner Kevin Sinclair to the West Indies team for the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. Sinclair replaces 31-year-old leg-spinner Yannic Cariah, who had surgery last week for a nasal fracture—after getting hit in the nets—but …
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Explosive top-order batsman Johnson Charles will represent West Indies in the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier this month, as he continues his unlikely return to One-Day International (ODI) action. Charles, 34, was named by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel as the replacement for spinner Gudakesh Motie …
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Trinbago Knight Riders head coach Phil Simmons is banking on his veterans to come good, as they prepare for the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with few changes to their roster of regional players. TKR finished bottom of the CPL standings in 2022, with just three wins …
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Former West Indies star allrounder Carl Hooper and opener Stuart Williams will work as assistant coaches for the regional team, as the Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced further changes to the West Indies set-up today Hooper, the only West Indies player to score over 5,000 runs and take over 100 …
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) will replace Jimmy Adams as director of cricket when his contract expires at the end of June. The regional cricket board announced today that it has started the recruitment process for Adams’ successor, who will be expected to oversee the technical aspects of the West Indies …
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West Indies batsman Devon Thomas, 33, has been provisionally suspended from international cricket with immediate effect by the International Cricket Council (ICC), after being charged with seven violations of the Anti-Corruption code. The charges specifically include his behaviour while at Caribbean Premier League (CPL) team St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, …
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West Indies will start their 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier campaign against the USA on Sunday 18 June at the Takashinga Cricket Club in Zimbabwe, as they face as many as eight games in three weeks in their bid for a Cricket World Cup place. The Maroon Men, …
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Five-time Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champion Dwayne “DJ” Bravo will return to the Trinbago Knight Riders for the 2023 Republic Bank CPL competition. The move was confirmed by the TKR management today, just hours after the appointment of former West Indies coach Phil Simmons as head coach of the franchise. …
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