The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
"It's Twenty Twenty
Hold on the rhythm
Are you ready?
Ah me say cricket one time
It's time to party
Suit up for four, make you run up the scores all night
Strains of the above chorus were heard coming from an employee of the hotel here in Antigua where I am staying. The Stanford 20/20 fever has obviously caught on.
The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) says the WICB's decision to remove Dwayne Bravo from the list of players chosen for annual retainer contracts is a blatant contravention of several agreements.
"In the circumstances, regrettably, WIPA will have to take such steps as to protect the rights and interests of its members as we deem necessary," WIPA said in a statement released on July 19.
West Indies paceman Fidel Edwards says he is aiming to become the first Caribbean bowler to smash the coveted 100 mph barrier in his pursuit of fast bowling greatness.
Only Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar and Australia's Brett Lee have been officially measured at more than 100 mph, but the 24 year-old Barbados quick is keen to become the third member of an exclusive club.
With eyes wide shut, the government of Jamaica signed up as a host of Cricket World Cup 2007 and is spending more than US$102 million on venues and other facilities and services.
But with only 236 days left before the opening ceremony, the co-ordination and management needed to ensure maximum returns on the investment are not up to scratch.
Stranglehold was the word Brian Lara used to describe the relationship between sponsors and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) two months ago.
It conveys the power relations that exist between both parties. One at the mercy of the other. Doesn't sound too healthy a business relationship, does it?