WICB Under Scrutiny News Topic

Is the WICB still relevant? (Part 1)

Fri, Apr 27, '07

by RAWLE BRANCKER

(Editor's Note: This is the first part of a lecture delivered by former Cricket World Cup 2007 chairman Rawle Brancker at UWI's Sir Frank Worrell memorial lecture.  Read Part 2 here.)

I am extremely grateful to the UWI and especially Professor Beckles for so highly honoring me with this opportunity, as we formally remember this Icon of the world, Sir Frank Worrell – to have been thought fit to speak about this global colossal is the most humbling and at the same time, exhilarating feeling, a life long admirer of Sir Frank could have and I am profoundly grateful and will try my utmost over the next few minutes to justify this confidence placed in me by the UWI.

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Ramnaresh Sarwan News Topic

Viv: Sarwan deserves Windies captaincy

Thu, Apr 26, '07

from IAN BEST in Barbados

Sir Vivian Richards says that Ramnaresh Sarwan deserves the chance to captain the West Indies cricket team and although he acknowledges the sterling leadership qualities of Daren Ganga, he does not think that he should "leapfrog" over Sarwan for the most challenging of West Indian jobs.

He noted that Sarwan was always seen as a potential leader during his tenure as chairman of selectors, but noted that something went wrong since then and he had not quite lived up to his potential. However, he added that players always seem to enthusiastically rally around Sarwan whenever he was in charge of the team.

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