Kolkata Knight Riders’ Andre Russell bats during the VIVO IPL cricket T20 match against Delhi Capitals in Kolkata,
India, Friday, April 12, 2019. ( Associated Press / Bikas Das
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CWI board
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head coach and Robert Haynes as
interim chairman of selectors.
He said the CWI board of directors
has set up a task force to comprehensively
review the system of selection
with the intention of identifying the
best practices that can lead to the
outcome.
“The review will be carried out over
the next three months,” Skerrit said.
For now Haynes, along with Reifer
and captain Jason Holder, will select
the West Indies team for the upcoming
Tri-Nation series in Ireland ahead
of the World Cup in England and
Wales.
Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams
said, “coming out of the review process
of recruitment for a new selection
panel. We are hoping that the new
selection panel will be in place going
into the India series in August in the
Caribbean.”
Skerrit said in about five months’
time the post of interim coach will
start an official search process for a
new full time longer-term head coach
and once that begins, Reifer will continue
as head coach until such time
that process ends and he will also
have the opportunity to participate in
that process, which will not start until
after the home series against India.
and Shakera Selman helped them
restrict the Guyanese to 85 for 7
from their allotted 20 overs after the
tournament hosts won the toss and
chose to bat.
In the run chase Barbados had
slipped to 28 for 2 in the ninth
over, before Dottin took over with an
explosive batting to get them to victory
with 23 balls to spare.
The win meant the Barbadians
played unbeaten throughout the two
tournaments, winning both women’s
titles. They had captured the Super50
Cup just l0 days earlier, during which
they also did not lose a match.
Jamaica finished second place after
defeating Trinidad and Tobago.
order to take three of the last four wickets
to fall.
Another West Indies player to shine
at the IPL was all-rounder Andre Russell,
who smashed another breath-taking
cameo to surpass 200 runs in just
four innings.
Russell scored a 13-ball unbeaten 48
to take KKR from the jaws of victory to
defeat with a five-wicket win.
In pursuit of a daunting Royal Challengers
206 for victory, KKR made light
work of their target in the end with a
daring run chase
Batting at number six, Russell
entered the contest in the balance at
139 for 4 in the 16th over and lost Captain
Denesh Karthik soon afterwards
for 19, with 53 runs required from 18
delivers.
But the Jamaican clobbered a four
and seven giant sixes, dominating an
unbroken sixth wicket stand with Shuban
Gill (three not out) to win the
match.
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West Indies’ Deandra Dottin
throws the bat in delight as they
win against Australia in the fi nal of
the ICC Women’s World Twenty20
2016 cricket tournament at Eden
Gardens in Kolkata, India, Sunday,
April 3, 2016.
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WI PLAYER SETS BOWLING RECORD
Barbados
By Azad Ali
Newly elected Cricket West Indies
(CWI) President, Ricky Skerrit has
announced a “shake-up” of the selection
policy which could pave the way
for past players like Kieron Pollard,
Dwayne Bravo, and Sunil Narine who
have not featured in in the One-Day
International team in recent years to
have a chance to play at being selected
for the World Cup.
Skerrit said new interim coach
Floyd Reifer, interim chairman, Robert
Haynes and Director of Cricket,
Jimmy Adams have all been reaching
out to the West Indies players in
the Indian Premier League (IPL) to
determine their willingness to represent
the West Indies for the upcoming
World Cup, including former
West Indies Captain Darren Sammy.
He said from all indications, those
discussions have been promising.
Director of Cricket, Adams said all
those players in the IPL will be available
for selection subject to fitness
and form.
Skerrit has promised to ensure
that the strongest possible West
Indies team to England compete at
the game’s showpiece.
He has called on the new selectors
to ensure that everyone is given a
fair look in and they must be judged
on their performance on the field of
play and not off the field.
West Indies won the inaugural
tournament in 1975 and followed up
with the title in the second edition
in 1979.
West Indies’ Sunil Narine
celebrates after bowling out
Australia batsman for 2 runs
during their third One-Day
International cricket match in
Kingstown, St. Vincent.
Associated Press / Andres Leighton, File