Thu, Jun 25, '09
Veteran cricket journalist Keith Holder takes a look at Barbados' rising teen cricket star Kraigg Brathwaite on the Barbados Cricket Association website. Brathwaite, who was MVP in the 2008 CLICO International Under-15 Championship, recently knocked up 154 in his maiden first division century playing for Barbados youth against Empire, and followed it up last Saturday with an unbeaten 113 against Super Centre Spartan.
A closer look at this promising West Indian cricketer can be found online.
Tue, Jun 23, '09
Despite India missing master batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag through injuries, West Indies captain Chris Gayle says he is still wary that the subcontinent team will give his side a significant amount of trouble in the four match ODI series starting on Friday, June 26th at Sabina Park.
"Sehwag and Tendulkar (are) two world class players but (India) still has quality players to step up and they have a lot of experience in One Day cricket so it’s not a situation where we will say it’s a walkover, it’s never a walkover against India,” Gayle warned the media upon arrival in Jamaica on Monday afternoon after the West Indies tour to the England and participation in the ICC World Twenty20 Championships.
Sun, Jun 21, '09
With the two Bravos (Dwayne and Darren) now selected to the West Indies squad for the first two Digicel One Day Internationals thoughts will naturally drift towards siblings playing cricket on the world stage.
Brothers playing international cricket is by no means an unusual phenomenon. From the Grace brothers (WG, Fred and Edward) of England to the four Mohamed brothers (Hanif, Mushtaq, Sadiq and Wazir) who represented Pakistan to the Chappell brothers (Greg, Ian and the lesser known Trevor) and Waugh twins (Steve and Mark) of Australia to the Zimbabwean duo of Andy and Grant Flower brothers have been in the international mix across the generations.
