The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
West Indies batting maestro Brian Lara has been appointed to an ad-hoc committee of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and tasked with helping the regional team win the 2007 World Cup.
The West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) Win World Cup Committee will be chaired by team coach Bennett King and includes participation from several former cricketers, including legends Sir Garfield Sobers and Courtney Walsh.
I agree with all the points mentioned in the operative parts of the report. Nevertheless, I wish to make some observations on certain aspects that I consider important.
I refer specifically to the reasoning under the WICB/Digicel Sponsorship Agreement that, in my opinion, requires further development. For the purposes of completeness, I need to reiterate what has been set out in the report.
International players' union boss Tim May says the existing terms and conditions being offering to West Indies cricketers are "simply unacceptable."
According to the former CEO of the Australian Cricketers' Association, the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) position was one "no player association could accept."
The media-savvy side of Ken Gordon is never far away. It came out at a press conference at the Crowne Plaza in Trinidad & Tobago last Friday.
Roger Brathwaite, chief executive officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), took to the podium to answer a journalist?s question of what became of its investigation of a leaked report over West Indies cricket players? behaviour during the Australia tour.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle has inked a deal to play for Worcestershire for the remainder of the English County season.
The Jamaican left-hander will replace Zander de Bruyn who leaves to join the South Africa 'A' team. Gayle will make his debut in a one-day game against Lancashire on August 24.