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11
Mar
2021

Kraigg Brathwaite appointed new West Indies Test captain

Cricket West Indies has announced a change of leadership of the Test team. Kraigg Brathwaite replaces Jason Holder for the series against Sri Lanka commencing in Antigua on March 21. Brathwaite is no stranger to the Top Spot as he has deputized for Holder in seven Tests including the recent two-nil Test Series win away...
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02
Mar
2021

Take responsibility for the professionalization of our cricket and cricketers

Adjusted from its usage in golf, the concept of “Pro-Am cricket”, best describes the final between the Jaguars of Guyana and the Red Force of Trinidad and Tobago in the Super50 series.  The latter a team of experienced, determined and organized professionals against a largely amateur group of players outmatched, out played, out-thought, out-captained: at...
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26
Feb
2021

Cricket West Indies name “White Ball” squads for CG Insurance series against Sri Lanka

Christopher Henry Gayle, the most destructive T20 cricketer in the world, and Fidel Edwards have been recalled to the West Indies T20I squad ahead of the three-match home series against Sri Lanka beginning on March 3. Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel today announced both the T20 International and One Day International squads for the...
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16
Feb
2021

Sri Lanka to tour the Caribbean starting March 3

Cricket West Indies today announced via a press release that the Sri Lanka tour to the Caribbean will commence on March 3. The all-format international tour signals the return of international cricket to the Caribbean and will be played in a bio-secure environment in Antigua with matches at the Coolidge Cricket Ground (3 x T20Is)...
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07
Feb
2021

West Indies victorious over Bangladesh in first Test

Kyle Mayers amassed an incredible 210 not out to lead West Indies to an emphatic three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first test on Sunday in Chattogram. Barbadian Mayers became the first debutant to score a double century in the fourth innings of a test and to put the icing on the cake, win the...
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10
Jan
2021

Sir Clive Lloyd sends encouraging letter to WI team on tour in Bangladesh

West Indies legend Sir Clive Lloyd has sent a letter of encouragement to the West Indies team now on tour of Bangladesh. He likened the team’s position to his own in the past and asked the team to use this opportunity to cement their places in the West Indies team. Below is the letter sent:...
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26
Nov
2020

GAYLE, TAYLOR AND DOTTIN IN LINE FOR ICC TOP AWARDS

A news report on the Cricket West Indies website says Chris Gayle, Stafanie Taylor, and Deandra Dottin have been nominated for ICC Awards of the Decade. Read the report below: Three of our finest players who have brought great joy and entertainment to our fans over the past 20 years are in line for major...
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27
Oct
2020

WHY DELAY NICHOLAS POORAN’S ENTRY INTO TEST CRICKET

I listened to the comments made by the chairman of the selectors of the West Indies cricket team Roger Harper about Nicholas Pooran playing test cricket for the regional team with great interest. What Harper was saying, in a nutshell, is that Pooran has to prove himself at the four-day regional level before he is...
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16
Oct
2020

WEST INDIES NAME TEST AND T20I SQUADS FOR TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND

Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the two squads for the proposed tour of New Zealand which will feature three T20 Internationals and two Test matches from November 27 to December 15. Details of the tour were ratified by CWI’s Board of Directors during a teleconference on Thursday. The Board agreed to the tour in...
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25
Aug
2020

WI IMPROVEMENT NEEDED BADLY

West Indies (WI) cricket in the 21st century is judged solely on the heights it achieved in the late 20th century.  Because of its dominance and the small populations of a group of island nations that, combined together formed one cricket nation so when world-wide acclamation was received, it made us all proud and worthy...
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