WIPA PRESS RELEASE-WIPA congratulates all of those West Indian players who participated in the IPL- Jerome Taylor, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Christopher Gayle. They all put in quality performances in a world class event with Pollard and Gayle copping series awards and Bravo being part of the Championship team. Chris Gayle’s participation was particularly noteworthy since he was a latecomer to the tournament but ended it by powering his team to the finals after 12 matches amassing 608 runs, a highest score of 107 (one of two hundreds) and a phenomenal strike rate of 183.13.
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Committee has named the following West Indies squads for the Digicel Pearls Twenty20 and the First and Second Digicel Pearls ODIs at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.
India's already-depleted squad for the tour of the West Indies has suffered further setbacks: shoulder injuries to Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh's respiratory infection, and Sachin Tendulkar's wish to spend time with his family have ruled the four players out of the whole trip.
Many years ago, I discussed off-field teamwork and leadership with Peter Brock, Australia’s most successful racing car driver and tried to identify the differences between motor racing and other sports in those two areas. Brock said that in motor racing the driver’s safety and life depends on the performance of the back up team and that it is impossible to win unless you have a good, cohesive, and supportive team behind you.
There aren't too many who would trade the penthouse for the basement. Ottis Gibson did. Had he stayed on with England as bowling coach, he would have been associated with the most celebrated Ashes triumph in half a century.
