Daren Sammy is staying positive despite his side’s perilous position in the Super Six standings. West Indies’ loss to Netherlands in the Super Over, coupled with victories for Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in their final group games, leaves Sammy’s side already four points off the qualification spots with a maximum of six points remaining available. … Read more
Chairman of the Senior Selection Panel of the Guyana Cricket Board Ramnaresh Sarwan said the rationale behind contracting a group of young players in the Guyana Harpy Eagles set-up. “We’re trying to groom players from early,” Sarwan told News Room Sport on Thursday evening. “This is not to say that we’re overlooking the senior players- … Read more
After making his debut in December ‘17, the Guyanese made an instant impact as Shimron Hetmyer became a central figure of West Indies’s ODI squad over the next couple of years. His exile from international cricket almost coincided with the onset of the pandemic. Since 2020, he has featured in only four ODIs – the … Read more
West Indies will play their first match against USA at 3 am Caribbean time on Sunday at Takashinga Sports Club in Highfield, Harare. Ten teams will compete in the qualifiers with the top two teams advancing to the 2023 ICC World Cup in India from October 5 to November 19. Assistant coach Carl Hooper wants … Read more
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier is set to begin from June 18 in Zimbabwe. The ten participating teams will contest for two places at the ODI World Cup. West Indies will enter the Qualifier high on confidence, having won both their warm-up matches ahead of the tournament. The two stars above the … Read more
Dwayne Bravo took a hilarious dig at his old mate Keiron Pollard after Chennai Super Kings won their fifth IPL title by beating Gujrat Titans by five wickets (DLS method) in IPL 2023. The 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) concluded recently, with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beating Gujarat Titans (GT) by five … Read more
Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper and Floyd Reifer have been appointed as assistant to new coach Daren Sammy as the Caribbean side prepare for their World Cup qualifying campaign. Cricket West Indies (CWI) said on Thursday that Hooper and Barbadian Floyd Reifer had been named as assistant coaches to Sammy with former New Zealand … Read more
Sir Vivian Richard joined the Mason and Guest program on the Voice of Barbados on Tuesday evening and lamented the results of the current West Indies team. The “Master Blaster” decried the lack of mentorship for regional players who were able to tap into the organizational knowledge and experience of captain Clive Lloyd and his … Read more
Former Indian cricketer Pragyan Ojha has lauded Shimron Hetmyer’s clarity while batting after the latter took Rajasthan Royals (RR) against Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. On Sunday, April 16, the Royals beat the Titans by three wickets to go top of the table with four wins from … Read more
The West Indies Cricket has acted swiftly to their below-par performance at this year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup by announcing head coach, Courtney Walsh, will not have his contract renewed. Walsh took the top job in October of 2020 and led the West Indies to the semi-finals of the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup … Read more
