Death and taxes are two of the universally accepted certainties of life, In recent times, however, ‘never a dull moment’ like developments in West Indies cricket seem to have also long since become a third such certainty! Just within the past week there have been no less than four major developments which have since left …
The 2025 Cricket West Indies (CWI) Annual Regional Four-Day Round Robin Tournament just recently concluded the fourth of its seven scheduled eight teams rounds. This year’s tournament has thankfully been blessed with some outstanding individual batting, bowling and fielding performances. There have been numerous centuries scored, an overly impressive number of multi-wickets hauls, as well …
Where Have All The Good Caribbean Cricket Commentators Gone? Read More »
The schedule and venues for this year’s West Indies – Australia three-Test Series have since been made public. Several questions are still to be asked and answered in relation to the series, however. Among the most important of which will be as to whether it can serve as a dual catalyst for a revitalization in …
We are now fully into February, the second month of the 2025 New Year, the first fortnight of which has provided some very interesting developments for West Indies cricket. A member territory Prime Minister publicly lambasting Cricket West Indies’ incumbent President Kishore Swallow; CWI Executive Board’s approval for the extension of its Presidential term from …
An Interesting Fortnight For West Indies Cricket! Read More »
It’s now been almost two weeks since the West Indies’ historic, totally unanticipated, victory over their Pakistan hosts in the January 25-29 Multan second Test between the two teams. By now the euphoria felt throughout the entire Caribbean and beyond in the diaspora over that historic victory, the first by a West Indies team in …
Pakistan Test Series Takeaways. Some Bajan Cuckoo With My Curry Crow Please! Read More »
His tenure as the West Indies’ Test team’s incoming Head Coach hasn’t even started, but the designate Darren Sammy must be by now scratching his head already! Wondering what exactly he’s gotten himself into and if this time around he has indeed bitten off far more that he can chew! As much would have become …
Test Selection Headaches Already For Incoming WI Head Coach Darren Sammy! Read More »
The advent of any New Year is often viewed by individuals as a time for introspective self-reflection. As such as he enters 2025 and the final few months of his initial two-year tenure as Cricket West Indies (CWI) President, Dr. Kishore Shallow will perhaps now have far more reason than most to engage in such …
With the West Indies having failed to progress beyond the Super8 stage of the recently concluded 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, social media’s countless self-proclaimed Caribbean cricket experts have been busily posting their opinions on the causes of the co-hosts’ disappointing failure. Not wishing to now be a part of any such postmortems, I will …
With the West Indies having failed to progress beyond the Super8 stage of the recently concluded 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, social media’s countless self-proclaimed Caribbean cricket experts have been busily posting their opinions on the causes of the co-hosts’ disappointing failure. Not wishing to now be a part of any such postmortems, I will …
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago are set to host a pivotal Regional Conference on West Indies Cricket. Scheduled for 25 -26 April 2024, the event will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Trinidad and Tobago. Themed “Reinvigorating West Indies Cricket – A Symposium for Strategic Collaboration …
West Indies Cricket Symposium Suggestions – Take 4! Read More »
