West Indies

The CPL was the first of the major franchise tournament to resume operations since the start of the pandemic © Getty Images The 2021 Caribbean Premier League will be hosted entirely at Warner Park in St. Kitts, beginning on August 28. The 33-match tournament will allow fans to attend at up to 50% capacity of

News Both he and his deputy Kishore Shallow were elected unopposed Ricky Skerritt has been officially elected for a second term as president of Cricket West Indies. Skerritt and his deputy Kishore Shallow were elected unopposed at CWI’s annual general meeting, held virtually, on April 11. The fresh two-year term will last until March 2023.

News Rival Anand Sanasie along with Calvin Hope withdrew from the the election race Ricky Skerritt and his deputy Kishore Shallow are set to be elected for a second term to lead the Cricket West Indies (CWI) board. The development comes after the rival pair of Anand Sanasie and Calvin Hope announced on April 1

News West Indies captain to link up with squad following conclusion of Antigua Test match Gloucestershire have made a last-minute addition to their County Championship squad by signing West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite as an overseas player for the first two months of the domestic season. Brathwaite will be available for up to eight Championship

Pathum Nissanka will be looking to build on his magnificent debut hundred © RANDY BROOKS/AFP/Getty Images Big picture After a first Test that had started with a patented Sri Lankan batting collapse that almost anyone who had been watching them play cricket over the past few years could have predicted, here we are somehow entertaining

News Representatives from the Guyana and the Barbados cricket boards failed to show up at the virtual AGM In a dramatic turn of events, the Cricket West Indies (CWI) board elections have been adjourned till April 11 after representatives from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) failed to show up

News Fast bowler to fly in from Antigua at conclusion of Test series against Sri Lanka Alzarri Joseph, the West Indies fast bowler, has joined Worcestershire as their overseas player for the opening weeks of the 2021 season. Joseph, who is currently playing against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Antigua, will fly into

News West Indies captain also confident that Holder and Bravo, who missed the Bangladesh tour, will fit in seamlessly In a recent change, West Indies appointed opener Kraigg Brathwaite as full-time Test captain following a memorable 2-0 win in Bangladesh under his leadership. That series saw massive contributions from newcomers Kyle Mayers, Nkrumah Bonner and

News West Indies’ newly appointed Test captain has hailed his predecessor for doing a “superb job” Kraigg Brathwaite has taken over from Jason Holder, who led West Indies in 37 Test matches  Getty Images Kraigg Brathwaite, West Indies’ newly appointed full-time Test captain, has said it’s a “privilege” to take over from Jason Holder. Holder,

News Management pleased with outgoing captain’s bond with his successor, Kraigg Brathwaite, and hope it yields dividends West Indies’ lead selector Roger Harper has insisted that Jason Holder remains an “integral part” of the Test side despite losing the captaincy after five-and-a-half years in the role. Kraigg Brathwaite, who led the side to a 2-0

News Several performers against Bangladesh, including Kyle Mayers, retain their place in the side West Indies have named their first Test squad since their captaincy swap, with outgoing leader Jason Holder and Darren Bravo both featuring in the Kraigg Brathwaite-led side. Though they return, the squad announced by Cricket West Indies for the first Test

News “He told me he didn’t see that properly at that time and only after he saw the video he realised I didn’t do anything.” Danushka Gunathilaka has said Kieron Pollard apologised to him for his controversial obstructing-the-field appeal during the first ODI in Antigua. The incident occurred in the 22nd over of Sri Lanka’s

Kraigg Brathwaite led West Indies superbly in Bangladesh © AFP via Getty Images Kraigg Brathwaite has been named West Indies’ new permanent Test captain in place of Jason Holder following his success in leading them to a 2-0 victory in Bangladesh. Brathwaite, who has captained West Indies seven times while standing in for Holder, will

News West Indies seamer joins for two-month spell at start of season Miguel Cummins, the West Indies fast bowler, has signed a short-term deal with Kent, making him available for the first eight games of the club’s County Championship campaign. Cummins, who has played 14 Test and 11 ODIs, joined Middlesex in 2019 under the

Ricky Skerritt, the CWI president, pledged to provide greater accountability when running for office © CWI Ricky Skerritt has urged the territorial boards in the Caribbean not to risk what he sees as the “delicate vulnerability” of the recovery of West Indies cricket in the presidential election at the end of this month. Skerritt, the

News Fast bowler available for seven games after West Indies’ Test series against Sri Lanka Surrey have signed Kemar Roach, the West Indies fast bowler, for the first seven games of the County Championship season. Roach will be the club’s second overseas player for the early part of the season, alongside Hashim Amla, who initially

Report Akila Dananjaya had a day to remember and a day to forget in the space of an over West Indies 134 for 6 (Pollard 38, Hasaranga 3-12, Dananjaya 3-62) beat Sri Lanka 131 for 9 (Nissanka 39) by four wickets In one of the more ridiculous T20 run-chases you will witness, Kieron Pollard became

News He says giving some younger players chances hasn’t produced “consistent” results Blooding young talent in the national side at the expense of consistent results has not proven to be a winning strategy, West Indies captain Kieron Pollard said on the eve of the first T20I against Sri Lanka. Pollard further said it was about

News Chase and Hetmyer were among four players deemed ineligible for T20I and ODI squads Shimron Hetmyer and Roston Chase are available for selection in West Indies’ Test series against Sri Lanka this month after meeting the minimum fitness standard required by CWI. Hetymer and Chase were among four players who were deemed unavailable for

Chris Gayle is targeting a third T20 world title as he returns to West Indies colours for the first time since the 2019 World Cup, and says that he is willing to fulfil whatever role is asked of him in the team’s bid to retain the trophy in India this year. Gayle, 41, has only

Phil Simmons keeps an eye on a West Indies training session © Raton Gomes/BCB West Indies coach Phil Simmons feels that the key to success during the T20I series against Sri Lanka will be to adjust to the dimensions – one side smaller than the other – of Antigua’s Coolidge Cricket Ground as soon as

News Jimmy Adams said that fitness requirements had to be strict as four players missed out on the squad Sunil Narine‘s absence from West Indies’ T20I squad to play Sri Lanka next month came after he told the selectors that he was “not ready” to return to international cricket. Narine played four games for Trinidad

News Veterans return to the fray for three-match home series against Sri Lanka Chris Gayle has been recalled to play for West Indies for first time in two years, while senior fast bowler Fidel Edwards is back in the national squad after a nine-year hiatus. Both Gayle, who is 41 years old and Edwards, who

News Gayle has interrupted a stint with Quetta Gladiators to return to the Caribbean Chris Gayle is expected to return to West Indies’ T20I squad for the first time in two years, when the side take on visiting Sri Lanka at the start of March. Though West Indies have not yet announced their squads for

News “This was among my top career achievements. I enjoyed every moment just being around this team” West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite has said that sweeping Bangladesh at their own turf is an “amazing” achievement, especially having been on the receiving end of such a defeat, back in 2018 when Jason Holder had pulled out

News “You want people to know that they have to perform because others are waiting to come in if they don’t,” says coach The heightened competition for places in the West Indies team has the potential to make them a stronger unit, says coach Phil Simmons. West Indies completed a remarkable 2-0 series sweep against

Rahkeem Cornwall removed both overnight Bangladesh batsmen © BCB Lunch Bangladesh 181 for 6 (Mushfiqur 54, Das 23*, Mehidy 11*, Cornwall 3-40) trail West Indies 409 by 228 runs Bangladesh’s overnight batsmen Mohammad Mithun and Mushfiqur Rahim were the two casualties in the morning session of the third day, as West Indies continued to keep

Big picture Oh, how the tables have turned! How beautifully the momentum has shifted West Indies’ way, and the pressure towards Bangladesh. West Indies hold the lead in the series, and therefore the edge, after their debutants Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner put together a comeback for the ages on the fifth day in Chattogram.

News After historic victory, West Indies coach says he’s “tired of these one wins and then struggling for the next three or four games” West Indies coach Phil Simmons says he wants his side to keep up the intensity after a win so that it doesn’t become a solitary highlight in the Test series against

News “It was full of confidence for the guys who were coming on tour,” says captain Kraigg Brathwaite You wouldn’t normally need to motivate an international cricket team before a regular bilateral tour, but the West Indies’ trip to Bangladesh has been anything but normal. Their board’s commitment to keeping the FTP schedule intact has