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Guyana’s President Dr Irfaan Ali Giving CWI A Cricket Tourism Schooling!

Caribbean cricket is now being graced with the involvement of two Presidents both with the common background of having served as Tourism Ministers for their respective countries, President Dr Irfaan Ali of Guyana and Cricket West Indies Ricky Skerritt of St. Kitts. In terms of the application of their respective previous ministerial experience to the …

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West Indies World Cup Squad Selections Already Coming Under Scrutiny.

The days that have passed since the September 14 announcement of the West Indies 2022 T20 World Cup squad have proved to be very interesting. Punctuated as they have been by Selection Chair Desmond Haynes’ provided explanations for some of the more contentious choices, as well as the overall reactions to the fifteen that have …

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Three Major Surprises In West Indies 2022 T20 World Cup Squad.

As has long since become the norm, the fifteen-member squad to represent the West Indies at an International Cricket Council  global marquee tournament has finally been announced, mere hours before the established tournament deadline for all such submissions. The West Indies’ fifteen-member squad for the Australia-hosted ICC 2022 T20 World Cup was officially announced on …

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Hero CP Giving Haynes More Headaches Than T20 World Cup Selections Solutions .

As Chairman of the West Indies Selection Panel, the Rt. Honourable Haynes and his fellow Selectors have of late been faced with the challenge of selecting the absolute best possible 15-member squad to represent the West Indies at next month’s now rapidly approaching ICC T20 World Cup Qualification tournament. The top four teams from which …

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Crescendo Level Calls For Simmons’ Head Now Likely Following Kiwi ODI Series Loss.

Played 21, Won 5 Lost 16. That is this year’s 2022 record of One Day International (ODI) matches played by the West Indies team following its 1-2 loss to New Zealand in the Barbados-hosted August 17-21 three-match Series. A record made even more dismal by the actuality of no less than four of those five …

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Still More Questions Than Answers About West Indies T20 World Cup Readiness.

The West Indies team completed its match play preparations for the forthcoming ICC 2022 T20 World Cup in a most positive manner, securing an emphatic two-wicket win in the third and final encounter of its three-match Series against the visiting New Zealand. Despite the victory, which allowed the West Indies to avoid yet another 0-3 …

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Ricky Skerritt’s Cricket West Indies Presidency Has Been Extremely Disappointing!

With just about seven months left remaining on Ricky Skerrit’s second two-year term as Cricket West Indies (CWI) President, this would be as good a time as any to assess his tenure. Extremely disappointing would arguably have to be the fairest possible verdict of any such assessment! Skerrit’s initial March 2019 appointment to the Presidency, …

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Much To Be Encouraged By For West Indies Despite Yet Another ODI Series Loss.

There is now much for the West Indies cricket team and its legions of fans around the globe to be encouraged by, despite the harsh reality of having already lost the current three-match ODI Series against India. The West Indies lost both of the first two matches of the Series. The margins of defeat in …

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Providence 0-3 “Banglawash” A Regional Embarrassment!

The West Indies cricket fans have again been profoundly embarrassed by the team’s performance in an international Series! An occurrence which has now long since become the norm rather than an exception. The West Indies 0-3 loss to Bangladesh in its recently concluded Series, a team which not so long ago was considered to be …

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T20 World Cup Preparations On Track Amidst 2022 Mid-year Review!

Based on its performances in the first two matches of its current three-match Home Series against Bangladesh, the West Indies team’s preparations for this year’s ICC T20 World Cup would now appear to be solidly on track. The already almost complete identification of the 15 member squad that could potentially represent the West Indies at …

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