‘Good Intel’ is a phrase commonly used within military circles to describe provided information that is of significant value. The now completed first four rounds of the 2023 Caribbean Premier League have certainly provided Cricket West Indies with good intel concerning its preparation plans for next year’s Caribbean & USA jointly hosted ICC T20 World …
CPL Providing Good Intel For World Cup Preparation! Read More »
As part of its associated product line the internationally famous Canadian coffee company, Tim Hortons also sells donuts a very popular variety of which are known as ‘Timbits’; mini round donuts that are usually sold by the dozen. The Caribbean Premier League’s August 31 – September 3 return to Barbados’ Kensington Oval, regarded universally as …
Assorted “Bimbits” From CPL’s Return To The Mecca! Read More »
The West Indies’ recent triumphant 3-2 T20 series victory over visiting India was greeted with resounding joy throughout the Caribbean and even further beyond to the diaspora as well. The long-awaited series triumph, over as exalted and much higher ICC-ranked opponent as India, has also created hopes of the West Indies emerging as champions when …
Strategic Plan Required For Win 2024 T20 World Cup Quest! Read More »
West Indies and the USA will jointly be hosting the ICC’s 2024 T20 World Cup next June, less than a year from now. As the T20 format’s only major tournament to be played within the region between now and then, this year’s eleventh edition of the annual “Biggest Party In Sport,” Caribbean Premier League (CPL) …
The recently completed respective ODI and T20 series against India have both provided some very encouraging signs for the immediate future of West Indies white-ball cricket. West Indies lost the three-match ODI series against their higher ICC-ranked visitors 1-2, but rebounded to capture the T20I encounters 3-2. Overwhelming disappointment was felt throughout the entire …
Having celebrated its 50th Anniversary this past July 4, 2023, Caricom’s leaders have announced their intention to become more directly involved in West Indies cricket. An announcement that has been received as sweet music to the ears of very many West Indies cricket fans. On and off the field of play, West Indies cricket has …
West Indies Cricket Needs Caricom’s Involvement! Read More »
The rain had the final say on the last day of the West Indies-India second Test, completely washing out proceedings and preventing even a single ball from being bowled. The Test thus ended as a draw, leaving India as the most deserving 1-0 victors of the two-match series. A series that demonstrated with crystal-like …
Most of us would have thought that the ODI squad’s first-time-ever failure to qualify for the ICC World Cup later this year, would be the lowest of lows for West Indies cricket. Lo and behold, however, the Test team has now taken us all to an even lower level of despair, despondency, and outright global …
Poor squad selection choices have been, post-mortem, universally identified as one of the fundamental causes of the West Indies’ embarrassing failure to qualify for this year’s ICC 2023 ODI World Cup. For the very first time in the tournament’s now forty-eight-year history. The announced West Indies thirteen-member squad for the first of the two …
WI Selection Chairman Desmond Haynes Under Scrutiny! Read More »
It’s now been just over three months, ninety-plus days, and counting since Dr. Kishore Shallow was elected unopposed as Cricket West Indies (CWI) latest President. In the time that has passed since his election, Dr. Shallow has been boldly skating on the very thin ice of public opinion. Not only through some highly controversial …
