Sensational Veerasammy Permaul Mesmerizes Batsmen To Achieve 512 Wickets
By Ravendra MadholallCricketing aficionados have admired the trajectory of left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul over the years in regional four-day cricket. His brief appearance on the international scene might have captured unfamiliar cricketing audience as well with his bowling fascination. On Thursday, March 16, 2023, the 33-year-old Guyanese bowler wrote... Read more
Rovman Powell and Shai Hope Named As New White-Ball Captains
Wednesday, 15 February 2023 — ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced Shai Hope as the new captain of the West Indies Men’s One-Day International (ODI) team and Rovman Powell as the new captain of the West Indies Men’s T20 International (T20I) team. Hope, the wicketkeeper/batter... Read more
Brian Lara To Assist Cricket West Indies As Performance Mentor
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced that former West Indies Captain and batting legend, Brian Lara, has agreed to assist CWI as a Performance Mentor – working across all international Teams and with input into the West Indies Academy. Lara’s new role will be to... Read more
CWI Announced 2023 West Indies Championship Schedule And Exciting New Four-Day Tri-Series
Saturday, 24 December 2022 — ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced a new innovation for the long format of the game, with the addition of a triangular red-ball tournament to start at the end of the West Indies Championship in April, 2023. The new Headley... Read more
CPL And Cricket West Indies Launches The 6ixty – Cricket’s Power Game
There is a new format coming to the Caribbean in 2022 with Cricket West Indies and the Caribbean Premier League bringing you THE 6IXTY – Cricket’s Power Game. The first edition of THE 6IXTY will see men’s and women’s teams compete in a new 60-ball tournament featuring many of... Read more
Nicholas Pooran Named West Indies ODI And T20I Skipper
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... Read more
Fully Vaccinated Fans In St. Lucia Can Watch Second Test In Stadium
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia – A small number of fully vaccinated cricket fans in Saint Lucia will have the chance to see West Indies take on South Africa. Following the request from the Government of St. Lucia to explore the opportunity to have fans at the game, the Ministry... Read more
Hetmyer Meets Fitness Standard ……Gayle Ready To Roll
By Orin DavidsonHetty is back. Yes, swashbuckling West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer has passed the fitness he failed recently and is now eligible for selection for the Test series segment of the clash with Sri Lanka. Cricket West Indies (CWI) Cricket Director Jimmy Adams took the opportunity to break... Read more
ESPN+ To Broadcast All Windies Home Games In Five-Year Media Deal
ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies (CWI) has finalized a groundbreaking new five-year deal with ESPN+ for the exclusive media and digital rights in the United States to all West Indies international home matches and regional tournaments. CWI President Ricky Skerritt said: “This is CWI’s largest ever media... Read more
CWI President Ricky Skerritt Statement on the 2019 CWI Business Situation Assessment and Financial Review
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Upon assuming office in April 2019, just over a year ago; in keeping with our theme of “Cricket First”, and promises of governance reform and financial transparency, the new CWI President and Vice President (with the support of the Directors of CWI) immediately undertook the... Read more