The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Former West Indies fast bowler Reon King has now turned his
attention to coaching.
After failing to find favour with the regional cricket selectors
for the current tour of India and Bangladesh, King is among 30
coaches from the Caribbean now taking part in an Australian Level 2
Coaching Accreditation Course at the Sir Frank Worrell Development
Cricket Centre in Trinidad.
West Indian batsmen Chris Gayle and Shiv Chanderpaul made huge
jumps in the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers Ratings of international
cricketers.
The latest rankings show Chanderpaul gaining five spots to move up
to 13th on the list with 757 points after the third Test against
India at Kolkata. The Guyanese left-hander enjoyed another
phenomenal series against India, finishing with 260 runs (avg.
65.00).
The third and final test between the West Indies and India dragged to a tame draw after Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman contrived to bat the West Indies out of the match. The West Indies encountered some ups-and-downs in this game and although the more optimistic fans were hoping for a consolation victory, there were some very positive things coming out of this match.
Barbadian fast bowlers Vasbert Drakes and Pedro Collins have
been named in the final eleven for the first ODI against India at
Jamshedpur on Wednesday. Leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo was also
included.
The selectors did not make any changes to the batting line-up that
performed admirably in the final Test at Eden Gardens but decided
to make wholesale changes to the bowling attack with Cameron Cuffy
being the odd man out.
The newly relaid pitch at the Keenan Stadium has attracted a lot
of attention ahead of the India- West Indies series opening ODI
match tomorrow (tonight, local time) with both captains not looking
very satisfied with it.
West Indian skipper, Carl Hooper, was visibly displeased with the
track, saying it looked very funny. "The wicket is very dry with a
surprising amount of cracks. I don't want to say it's the worst,
but I must say that it certainly looks very funny," Hooper
said.