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HEADLINE: Mixed emotions about start of CPL
CaribbeanCricket.com
Aug 23, 2023, 12:19:49 PM
West Indies and the USA will jointly host the ICC’s 2024 T20 World Cup next June, less than a year from now. As the only major T20 tournament being held in the region before then, this year’s 11th edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has, therefore, added significance.
Not just as the final opportunity for players to state their cases for inclusion in the West Indies’ World Cup squad, but also for the region itself to demonstrate its readiness to fully capitalize on all the available benefits that can be derived from hosting such a marquee tournament, upon which the entire cricket world will be focused..
However, with St Lucia hosting the opening round matches of this year’s CPL, the tournament has gotten off to a very rocky start.
One of the most questionable developments is the decision of West Indies white-ball head coach Daren Sammy to retain his position of head coach of the St Lucia Kings.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, the cricket itself has generally been of astonishingly low standard with spilled catches having been the order of the day.
Alzarri Joseph must now surely believe that clean bowled and lbw are the only two viable modes of dismissal available to him. That many catches have already been dropped off his bowling.
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Emir
Aug 23, 2023, 3:13:32 PM
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Yawn, very poor article and he is deceptive, if he was honest he would have changed his headline to read Bash Sammy.
googley
Aug 23, 2023, 7:50:59 PM
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Great point!!!!
Astonishingly, it would appear as though neither Sammy nor anyone from within CPL’s or Cricket West Indies’ hierarchy appreciate the conflict of interest that has unquestionably resulted from his retention of head coach of the St Lucia Kings.
The conflict of interest has, of course, arisen from the reality that not only is Sammy now also the West Indies head coach, but he is also, even more importantly, a West Indies selector for the format.
As head coach and selector, and with the team scheduled to be automatic qualifiers in next year’s ICC T20 World Cup, Sammy’s primary responsibility should now be as a scout for the players who will best represent the region at that tournament. His sole job at this year’s CPL should be as an objective, unbiased observer, watching all of the matches and on the lookout for worthwhile contenders for West Indies squad inclusion!
Narper
Aug 23, 2023, 7:58:19 PM
10.2
Gordon to Rutherford, out Caught by Fabian Allen!! There's another catch at deep point. The slowness of the pitch meaning the catches are going square. Big wicket this. Man in form and he looked good in his stay. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Rutherford went back for a mighty hit, sliced it straight to hand.
Rutherford c Fabian Allen b Gordon 16(15) [6s-1]
SnoopDog
Aug 23, 2023, 8:34:11 PM
In reply to googley
The man is spot on regarding that greedy unabashed opportunist Scammy.