Former West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin has announced his retirement from international cricket.
The 37-year-old Trinidadian who last played Test cricket for the West Indies against Australia in January 2016, made his debut against Sri Lanka in July 2005. In 74 Tests, he scored 2898 runs r.that included four centuries and 15 half-centuries, at an average of 25.87. He took 205 catches and 12 stumpings in his Test career.
He made his decision known on Instagram on Friday.
“It is with great pleasure that I announce my retirement from international cricket,” said Ramdin, who last donned West Indies colours in a T20 match against India in December 2019.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel today named the 13-player squad to face India in the three-match CG United ODI Series in Trinidad.
The teams will compete for the CG United trophy. The three matches will be played on Friday 22 July, Sunday 24 July and Wednesday 27 July at the historic Queen’s Park Oval. All matches start at 9:30am (8:30am Jamaica Time/7pm India time).
The Selection Panel recalled experienced all-rounder Jason Holder, who returns to the squad after missing the Bangladesh Series to help manage his workload as one of the West Indies all format players.
TT Cricket Board (TTCB) president Azim Bassarath is spearheading the charge to help develop a West Indies women’s Test team.
During Wednesday’s Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s U19 Rising Stars T20 Championships award ceremony, at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Bassarath said the creation of a regional women’s Test team would be discussed at CWI’s executive meeting in August.
Currently, the WI women only participate in 50-over and T20 matches.
He said the TTCB had already put aside funding to host two three-day matches for TT’s women cricketers next month. Bassarath called on other regional territories to follow-suit as they seek to enter the sport’s longest and most challenging version of cricket.
“We want every other Caribbean territory in the Caribbean to follow us. We must not allow the girls to only play 50 overs and T20 cricket. If South Africa can play Test cricket, WI can play Test cricket.
Hosts Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) suffered a massive disappointment in their quest to win the Women’s Rising Stars Under-19 Championship when they slumped to a seven-wicket defeat to United States in the crucial final round match here Wednesday.
In a contest between the only two unbeaten teams in the tournament, the United States easily chased down an inadequate 94 to complete victory with 23 deliveries to spare at the Brian Lara Stadium and lift the inaugural title.
The visiting side finished on 22 points from five wins and a no-result, with T&T ending four points behind in second.
“It feels so good and I’m so proud of my team and how far we’ve come. This tournament has been amazing for us to improve,” USA captain Geetika Kodali said.
EORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Captain Nicholas Pooran has alluded to "frustrating times" for West Indies' batsmen in the wake of the latest One-Day International defeat to Bangladesh, but said his side would continue to work diligently to solve their batting crisis.
The Caribbean tasted their 10th defeat on the trot to the Tigers when they a suffered nine-wicket thrashing in the second ODI at the Guyana National Stadium here Wednesday, the result coming on the heels of last Sunday's six-wicket loss.
In both games, West Indies' batting proved abysmal with totals of 149 and 108 – the latter their second lowest-ever against Bangladesh.
Pooran conceded the period was a difficult one for the batting group but backed them to remain focussed on solutions.
"At the moment, it's frustrating times for us as a batting group in ODI cricket but we're together, we're a family and we're going to figure it out soon," said a downbeat Pooran.
