The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Republished from DigicelCricket.com
From the cricketing wilderness extraordinary circumstances plunged the 37 year old Floyd Reifer to the fore as captain of the West Indies cricket team for the Digicel Test Series versus Bangladesh.
Reifer, a player/coach of the Combined Campuses and Colleges team, but not captain, was pitchforked into the role after the originally selected players boycotted the Digicel Series.
An article over on DigicelCricket.com ponders the ramifications of a third-string West Indies team at the ICC Champions Trophy and wonders where the ICC will get involved to get a full-strength side at the tournament.
The article breaks down the composition of the makeshift team and includes a quote from the ICC's David Richardson talking about the importance of a full-strength West Indies team.
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Despite the regular players making themselves available for selection, information from a well placed source, is that the West Indies Cricket Board will not change the squad selected for the First and Second Digicel One Day Internationals against Bangladesh in Dominica.
The Floyd Reifer led squad will remain in place, according to a report on DigicelCricket.com.