West Indies T20 star Chris Gayle has revealed that he skipped this season’s India Premier League (IPL) draft because he did feel like he was getting the respect he deserved. The 42-year-old has been one of the tournament’s most successful and recognizable players since first appearing at the tournament in 2009. The batsman, however, struggled to find his way last […]
Former West Indies batsman Philo Wallace is surprised at the decision by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel to not name a vice-captain for the T20I team. Trinidadian left-hander Nicholas Pooran was announced as the West Indies’ new T20 and ODI skipper on Tuesday following the retirement of former captain Kieron Pollard from international cricket last month. Barbados batsman […]
Top Windies batsman Chris Gayle believes the position of team captain is good for a player’s individual growth and insists he thoroughly enjoyed his time in the position. The hard-hitting left-hander served as captain of the West Indies team from 2007 to 2010, with what can be described as mixed fortunes. In One Day, International’s Gayle led the team for […]
Photo source: windiescricket.com ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today confirmed the appointment of Nicholas Pooran as the West Indies Men’s One Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) captain, following the international retirement of Kieron Pollard. Pooran will take over the captaincy for the West Indies ODI and T20I teams after being Pollard’s deputy over the last […]
11,953 Test Runs 10,405 ODI Runs Test-best of 400* Happy birthday to the Prince of Port-of-Spain. Born: May 2, 1969 (age 53 years), Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago No one since Bradman has built massive scores as often and as fast as Lara in his pomp. Even his stance was thrilling – the bat raised high in the air, the […]
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will get a chance to do battle against Uruguay, one of South America’s football kingpins, in a football friendly international on June 11 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. This fixture which comes after Jamaica’s home game against Mexico in League “A” of the CONCACAF Nations League on June 7, will give the Boyz more game time […]
Recently retired West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has faced his fair share of critics but ends his international career with one of the highest win percentages of any captain to lead the One Day International (ODI) team in the last 20 years. The 34-year-old, who took charge of the ODI team in September 2019, called time on an international career […]
Photo credit: Citizen59 Jamaican star athlete Olympics triple gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah has put another trophy in her cabinet by winning the Laureus Sportswoman Award for 2022. The sprint queen became the first Jamaican female athlete to win the coveted award that began in 2000. The 29-year-old Thompson-Herah was in stunning form last year when she became the first woman […]
Kieron Adrian Pollard, the 33-year-old Trinidadian all-rounder has recently announced his retirement from international cricket after formally communicating his decision to CWI. Pollard was a member of the 2012 West Indies team which won the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup when they defeated Sri Lanka in the final at the Premadasa Stadium. The hard-hitting Windies batsman made his international debut […]
Defending girls champion Edwin Allen and many times boys champion Kingston College are the winners of this year’s ISSA Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships. Following five days of competition, Kingston College won the Boys Championship with 372 points. Last year’s champion, Jamaica College, finished second with 300 points and Calabar High third with 170 points. In the girls’ […]
