Cricket West Indies has rubbished reports about the International Cricket Council (ICC) possibly asking England to step in and host next year’s ICC T20 World Cup, originally scheduled to take place in the West Indies and the USA. A number of media outlets, including CricTracker, Sportskeeda, and the Daily Mirror, have reported that the venue shift is being considered due […]
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Narine Becomes Third Bowler To Take 500 T20 Career Wickets
Sunil Narine entered the history books on Wednesday when he became only the third bowler to take 500 wickets in the Twenty20s. The off-spinner claimed a single wicket for Surrey at Sophia Gardens to reach the magical mark, as they beat Glamorgan by 65 runs in the English County T20 Blast competition. Narine’s magic moment arrived at the start of […]
Charles To Replace Motie For ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifiers In Zimbabwe
Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel today announced that Johnson Charles has been named as the replacement for Gudakesh Motie in the 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament to be played in Zimbabwe, starting on Sunday, 18 June. Left-arm spinner Motie has not recovered from a lower back injury. Charles recently made a […]
West Indies’ King, Charles, Put ODI Team In 2 -Nil Lead Position
United Arab Emirates v West Indies 2nd One-Day International Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium Toss: West Indies won and batted Result: West Indies won by 78 runs Brandon King continued his good form in the series by following up his maiden ODI century in the first match with a well-played 64 (70 balls), which included four fours and four sixes. His […]
West Indies Academy Players Return For Red Ball High-Performance Camp
Squad to be joined by other emerging players for training and three-match Series at CCG ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The members of the West Indies Academy returned to action for a three-match series as part of their High-Performance Camp. They started training on 3 June, and the camp will run until 14 June. All training sessions and the three two-day […]
Player Of The Match Brandon King Scores Maiden ODI Century As Windies Cruise To Seven-Wicket Win Over UAE
Brandon King scored his maiden ODI century to lead the West Indies cruised to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates with 88 balls to spare in the opening match of their three-match series at Sharjah on Sunday. Captain Shai Hope showered praise on his bowlers for the clinical execution in the lop-sided victory. “There was no hurry. […]
Gary Kirsten/Phil Simmons Get The Nod From AI For West Windies Head Coach
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new talk of the town today. It has become a catchall term for applications that perform complex tasks that once required human input, such as communicating with customers online or playing chess. It is a significant turning point in human history and will dramatically impact the way one conducts business going forward. Put to the […]
CWI Announces Red And White Ball Coaching And Support Staff For Upcoming West Indies Men’s Teams
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the members of the coaching and support staff for the West Indies Men’s red ball and white ball teams. Former West Indies captains Carl Hooper and Floyd Reifer have been named as Assistant Coaches in the white ball teams to work alongside new Head Coach Daren Sammy. James Franklin, the former New Zealand allrounder, […]
Windies “A” Captain Da Silva Happy With Series Win Against Bangladesh “A”
Day 4; 3rd “Test” Venue: Sylhet International Cricket Stadium Result: Match drawn Series: West Indies won 1-0 West Indies “A” Team completed a 1-0 series win over Bangladesh “A” as the third final “Test” match ended in a draw on Friday. The home team batted out the final day of the third four-day first-class match to 306-4 after being set […]
West Indies ‘A’ Defeat Bangladesh ‘A’ By Three Wickets To Take Series Lead
West Indies ‘A’ recorded a brilliant victory over Bangladesh ‘A’ by three wickets in the second “Test” at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium 2 on Friday, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Captain Joshua Da Silva played a captain’s knock of 48 not out to lead the team to victory in the final session of the final […]