Joel Garner appointed team manager for West Indies senior men’s team
From Caribbean News Now ST JOHN’S, Antigua — The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has appointed Joel Garner as team manager for the West Indies senior men’s team. He joined the team for the upcoming four-Test series against India, which…
It’s time to stop ‘dissing’ our heroes, and get rid of mediocrity
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-Large [email protected] From Jamaica Observer As ridiculous as it sounded, news came last week by way of a badly written news release issued by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) —something that has become common in the…
Lendl Simmons, Samuel Badree’s inspirational sacrifice and hapless state of West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)
By Devarchit Varma From Cricket Country Cricket in the Caribbean is not dead, it is not over. It simply has the wrong men managing it. Lendl Simmons was not a part of the West Indies team for ICC T20 World Cup…
Viv Richards and other Caribbean legends call for dissolution of ‘Obsolete’ WICB
By PYI from The New Indian Express GRENADA: West Indian cricket legends, including Garry Sobers and Vivian Richards have demanded the “dissolution” of WICB and a formation of an interim board in place of the “obsolete” body. On April 14,…
Is it cricket or is it the Caribbean? Sammy vs WICB
By Wilson Jn. Baptiste From St Lucia News Online West-Indies-cricket-1The current controversy between the West Indies Cricket Board and the West Indies players, headed by their T-20 captain, Darren Sammy, may very well be the tip of the iceberg of…
WICB vice president hits out at Darren Sammy
From Cricbuzz Emmanuel Nathan, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) vice-president, lashed out at Darren Sammy for his scathing comments against the cricket board following West Indies’ win in the T20 WC 2016, terming it “irrelevant, demeaning, insulting and unfortunate”. “To…
PETITION: Dissolve current WICB and implement recommendations of the CARICOM Cricket Review Panel
By Amílcar Sanatan Trinidad and Tobago From change.org “In this regard, the Panel strongly recommends the immediate dissolution of the West Indies Cricket Board and the appointment of an Interim Board whose structure and composition will be radically different from the…
Another review, another rejection expected
By Tony Cozier From ESPN cricketinfo Four governance reviews of West Indies cricket have not been acted upon, because the board does not want change The West Indies Cricket Board confirmed at its annual general meeting in Jamaica last weekend…
West Indies Cricket: Cup of Colts goes to Caribbean
By Arani Basu TNN |From Times of India MIRPUR: By the time the sun came out in the West Indies on Sunday, the World Cup trophy was already on its way to the Caribbean islands from the Shere Bangla Stadium…
Contract impasse: West Indies likely to send second-string side for World T20
From F. Sports Kingston: West Indies is likely to send a second-string side to the World T20 as the top players failed to reach an agreement in their contract impasse with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The prospect of…