The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel announced two changes to the West Indies One Day International (ODI) team, as the squad was named for the three match CG United ODI home series against Bangladesh in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Barbadian all-rounder Justin Greaves and Trinidad and Tobago wicketkeeper-batsman Amir …
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“[…] What they (Cricket West Indies) have given Alzarri Joseph is a couple days of rest [and] a slap on the wrist… This was coming for a long while… He has obvious problems with his anger and aggression. “The other point I would like to make is that he has …
Read More »RBCPL24: How ‘hit-and-hope’ Hetmyer overhauled his game to pace GAW
Shimron Odilon Hetmyer warmed the West Indies bench throughout the recent T20 World Cup staged in the West Indies and the USA, unable to land a place in a team that clearly was not playing its best cricket. Yet, mere months later, in the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League …
Read More »Jewel, Evin in Windies white-ball teams; Pooran, Hetmyer, Hosein opt out
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced a slew of changes in its player rosters today as the West Indies teams were named for a white ball tour of Sri Lanka this month. Among the notable absentees from the West Indies T20 International (T20I) squad were the in-form trio of batsmen …
Read More »Dear editor: Desmond Haynes had last laugh; Carty and Athanaze have great potential
“[…] (West Indies lead selector) Desmond Haynes has silenced the critics with this series victory in emphatic fashion. “Keacy Carty has the potential, I now understand why there is that focus on him, same with Alick Athanaze. Their techniques are ideal for top order batters—in this format that is…” The …
Read More »To boycott or not to boycott? Boo, not bravo, to I-Sports’ birdbrained idea!
“People are like animals,” a long-running promo for the two weekly I-Sports programmes asserts, “and sometimes they need to be treated that way on I-Sports.” The Reckless One, who hosts the bi-weekly sessions, has launched a public campaign for us all to boycott this month’s two West Indies versus England …
Read More »Bravo and Boycott: They’re both not playing; WI must resist insularity
As if West Indies cricket does not already have enough problems, what with our failure to qualify for the last two white ball World Cups (20 and 50 overs), we now have the spectre of insularity rearing its ugly head once more. It takes me back to the late 1960s …
Read More »Dear editor: Why not Bravo for Dowrich? ICC should normalise CWI!
“[…] The last straw is in [the CWI’s] media release of Shane Dowrich’s retirement announcement, indicating that a replacement won’t be named. What the hell is that supposed to mean? “[…] Every squad announced by the West Indies is supposed to have reserve players selected. It’s a home series for …
Read More »Discarded Darren bides his time, DJ Bravo throws WI selectors under the bus
At 34, Darren Bravo probably did not have his eyes on a place in the West Indies squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup. West Indies lead selector Desmond Haynes is certain that he should not have been looking towards the South Africa/Namibia/Zimbabwe tournament. But was Bravo a shoo-in for …
Read More »“Hetty’s” back! WI recall Hetmyer and Oshane for ODI series
Dashing left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer was included in the West Indies team for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) series against India, after an 11-month hiatus. Hetmyer, 26, was named in a 15-man squad for the first ODI of the three-match CG United series, which starts on Thursday 27 July at …
Read More »Hope laments poor “mindset” as WI miss out on W/Cup after Scotland loss
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 …
Read More »West Indies call-up Sinclair for Super Sixes; spinner replaces injured Cariah
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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