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HEADLINE: West Indies could rethink ODI selection policy

 
CaribbeanCricket.com 2017-05-20 17:31:18 

West Indies could have their limited-overs stars in the fray for national selection, particularly for the 50-over format, after Courtney Browne, the chairman of selectors, hinted at the possibility of the WICB revisiting the eligibility criterion.

Currently, the WICB has followed a stringent policy of considering only those players who have featured in the domestic 50-over competition, one that goes back to 2010, under the regime of Julian Hunte and Ernest Hilaire.

The current criterion has ruled out a bunch of senior players including Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell. None of them were part of West Indies' most recent series against Pakistan, which they lost 2-1, falling further behind in their race to be among the top eight teams in the ICC rankings and so qualify directly for the 2019 World Cup. But if this change in selection policy is cleared, West Indies could significantly boost their chances of fielding a full-strength team leading up to the showpiece event.

"There is some discussion going on about revisiting the eligibility rule," Browne told Line and Length, a Barbados-based network. "I know it's with a working committee. That will then go to the board. But we have to understand our domestic cricket is key.

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sunfish 2017-05-20 21:21:47 

No. Because we don't know if the T20 kings can bowl more than four overs, bat more than fifteen overs, and field for longer than an hour.

The hit and giggle straw men will not help West Indies in the longer formats. leave them to play the silly stuff.

 
Slipfeeler 2017-05-21 00:52:02 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Duh! What's to think about? We are certainly not winning anything with the current team and quickly dropping soon into 9th, possible 10th position.

 
Cleg 2017-05-21 07:45:49 

In reply to sunfish


No. Because we don't know if the T20 kings can bowl more than four overs, bat more than fifteen overs, and field for longer than an hour.

The hit and giggle straw men will not help West Indies in the longer formats. leave them to play the silly stuff.


Did you really hit the save button to post that BS? rolleyes

 
sgtdjones 2017-05-21 08:25:27 

I am wondering why it has taken so long

Being vindictive last a long time at CWI

CWI .......... Cameron West Indies

 
aliaskid13 2017-05-21 10:59:25 

In reply to Cleg
In reply to Sunfish

Well hold on now. Sunfish got a good point there. Nonsense is thinking a man who hasn't had to bat a whole day in yrs can just walk into a test team.

 
Cleg 2017-05-21 11:24:24 

In reply to aliaskid13


Well hold on now. Sunfish got a good point there. Nonsense is thinking a man who hasn't had to bat a whole day in yrs can just walk into a test team.


What point is that?
The geezer is saying that T20 players CANNOT play any other form of the game

...do you believe that shyte??

Warner is one of the best test opener

....he started his career in T20.

 
aliaskid13 2017-05-21 11:50:48 

iIn reply to Cleg
Warner represents the exception rather than the norm. And my point isn't that a good t20 player can't also excel in the longer formats. My point is that proven performance in a format should be the best criteria for selection. So lets say your t20 star hasn't played 4 day cricket at any level for yrs and during that time he's spent most of his time riding the bench or hasnt set the world on fire in the t20 games he played. You gonna pick him to play test? If you do you're picking him based on name, not merit.

 
Cleg 2017-05-21 12:05:58 

In reply to aliaskid13


So lets say your t20 star hasn't played 4 day cricket at any level for yrs and during that time he's spent most of his time riding the bench


Name these players.

Btw,...this is what the poster sunfish think of T20 players...

The hit and giggle straw men will not help West Indies in the longer formats. leave them to play the silly stuff.

 
aliaskid13 2017-05-21 12:43:33 

In reply to Cleg

Nice try counsellor. I already gave you a sound, reasonable scenario that would mess up your faulty logic. Clearly you didn't think this all the way through. You don't need a specific example. This hypothical scenario should be enough. Would you pick them or not sir?

 
WICFan 2017-05-21 13:13:41 

In reply to aliaskid13

My point is that proven performance in a format should be the best criteria for selection. So lets say your t20 star hasn't played 4 day cricket at any level for yrs and during that time he's spent most of his time riding the bench or hasnt set the world on fire in the t20 games he played. You gonna pick him to play test?


No I wouldn't but I also don't think this is the issue as Test selection hasn't been mentioned, also Bravo, Simmons, Narine & Pollard have retired from FC Cricket so until they show an interest in playing FC Cricket they can't be selected.

As for the selection process for ODI's. I think there should be a minimum requirement that all players who want to be considered for ODI's at least make themselves available to play a minimum of two Regional Limited Overs matches during the series, if this clashes with the BBL then it should be down to players & board to come to some sort of agreement.

 
aliaskid13 2017-05-21 13:35:59 

In reply to WICFan

Same logic applies to odi. I'm not talking about the one off exceptional player. I'm talking about a player who only plays t20 and isn't currently putting up exceptional performances. So its been a while since they've batted for more than half hr or bowled a spell longer than 2 or 3 overs. What are your expectations if you pick them for an odi game? Because I would expect them to do poorly. However I also hope they perform excetionally. See the difference? It's that beat the odds, ignoring conventional wisdom, that line of thinking that put us and keep us in the position we are in. Sometimes the simple solution is in fact the best solution.

 
Pacy 2017-05-21 13:39:10 

In reply to aliaskid13

Nonsense is thinking a man who hasn't had to bat a whole day in yrs can just walk into a test team.


Isnt the discussion about ODI Cricket?

 
aliaskid13 2017-05-21 13:51:16 

In reply to Pacy

Yeah... you can ignore that part. Either way, in my opinion, the same logic applies to odi because the way they play and trian are different enough.

 
natty_forever 2017-05-22 11:58:30 

In reply to aliaskid13...no I would not pick him for test even if he played most of the time. However, he would be picked for T20. I would pick Shiv based on his performance in County even if he don't play another game on local soil. My example.

 
methodic 2017-05-22 20:56:15 

In reply to Cleg

Did you really hit the save button to post that BS?



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