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HEADLINE: Kieron Pollard named West Indies ODI, T20I captain

 
CaribbeanCricket.com 2019-09-09 16:30:39 

In another reshuffle in West Indies cricket, CWI president Ricky Skerritt has announced Kieron Pollard as the new ODI and T20I captain. Pollard has not played an ODI in nearly three years but CWI has decided to give him the captaincy after Jason Holder led them in the format recently in the World Cup and against India at home.

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jacksprat 2019-09-09 16:40:45 

Hope this is the dawn of a new dispensation.

With the departure of the H&H axis, and its last remnant Dave Cameron,it seems the victimization of our top players is at an end and reconciliation can now continue apace.

As Gayle asked almost a decade ago "A Who De People Dem Come Fi See?"

One can only hope this is the end of the era of the egotistical, autocratic and overbearing administrators who apparently believed it was all about them so they competed with the players for the spotlight.

If we must lose let us at least give ourselves the best chance of competing by at all times selecting our best possible teams, without regard to the passport.

 
sgtdjones 2019-09-09 16:50:54 

In reply to jacksprat

Wait till the next Series and if we lose

Watch dem cuss Trini's for supporting Skerrit Administration.



razz razz razz

 
hairline1 2019-09-09 17:13:07 

Just forking great" Now we got to deal with this horse face pelting c.nt again. All we need now is the hyena big bravo and sir nose sammy.No island forkup and embarrassed the west indies more than these brainless swiping, pelting TT" c"nts. Recycling this Johnny" instead of budding! young talent and building a team. A dry drunk like Ske,rot. cool

 
Barry 2019-09-09 17:18:42 

In reply to hairline1
Then there is the giant man with breasts bigger than Madonna . . .

 
LBW375 2019-09-09 17:27:59 

"What impressed me the most about Pollard was his keenness and commitment to give back to the game."


When ?

 
Walco 2019-09-09 17:30:27 

What kind of fcukrey is this? The guy is not good enough to make the World Cup squad, but you turn around and make him captain? Prediction: Skerritt will be buried in a shallow grave for this idiocy smile Welcome to the dawn of the traffic cop captaincy folks, not seen since Darren Ganga was at the helm briefly smile

 
doosra 2019-09-09 17:32:36 

In reply to Walco

careful what you ask for eh walco

yall din want pybus

well tek dis big grin big grin

 
doosra 2019-09-09 17:33:08 

In reply to Walco

Welcome to the dawn of the traffic cop captaincy folks, not seen since Darren Ganga was at the helm briefly


that is activity man...the tts dem suh dat mek im tactical and astute

 
sudden 2019-09-09 17:33:27 

In reply to Walco

i predict that Polly will make lots of runs and bowl well when he starts to captain.

live long and prosper Polly

 
doosra 2019-09-09 17:36:12 

In reply to sudden

until t20 money haffi mek?

or are we going to see full time commitment?

 
tigga 2019-09-09 17:39:05 

Man it is official now. I jump on AUS bandwagon. Its too hard to watch this nonsensical charade - even a selection of Pooran as ODI skipper I coulda a swallow.

 
doosra 2019-09-09 17:39:12 

"What impressed me the most about Pollard was his keenness and commitment to give back to the game."


hahaha

 
buds 2019-09-09 17:44:06 

In reply to doosra

He giving back what he took..How magnanimous of him.
Lol

 
anthonyp 2019-09-09 17:46:30 

In reply to doosra

One term President.. ah man who cant even make the ODI squad is now the cappo..

Only in the WI yuh see shyte like this

Could understand they giving him the t20 cappo but ODI? Seriously? This gotta be the worst set of crooks to ever run things lol

 
DIEHARD 2019-09-09 17:48:53 

In reply to Walco

Good enough to make it, but wasn't selected

 
VIX 2019-09-09 18:13:47 

who to put?

 
imusic 2019-09-09 18:38:07 

Entirely appropriate to have Pollard as WI T20 captain.

His record in that form of the game makes sense in that form of the game

Poland’s ODI record is poor and doesn’t warrant selection on the current ODI team. So once again, CWI appoints a “specialist captain”

You’d think they’d learn by now.

 
JOJO 2019-09-09 18:39:22 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

Hehehehe big grin big grin

Skerritt functioning just as I expected.

 
Narper 2019-09-09 18:39:29 

"Jason Holder was called by me yesterday morning and we spoke," Skerritt said at the press conference while sitting next to Pollard and other CWI officials.


Holder will now compete for a place in Pollad's team and use this as an opportunity to become a better cricketer


No call to Braffit?

Skerrit forgot the name arready big grin big grin big grin big grin

 
carl0002 2019-09-09 18:49:53 

big grin big grin big grin big grin big grin
Someone posted above that one better be careful what you ask for.... Skerrit after 1 month is making Cameron look like a genius.
big grin big grin big grin big grin big grin

My gosh someone better hurry up and find out what else Skerrit promised in order to become president, cuz this ship could be sinking faster than the titanic.
big grin big grin big grin big grin

 
Maispwi 2019-09-09 18:54:01 

Holder will now compete for a place in Pollad's team and use this as an opportunity to become a better cricketer


Isn't Holder one of the better cricketers already and is he suggesting dat Holder cyah mek de ODI team but Pollard cud?

 
Maispwi 2019-09-09 18:59:38 

In reply to imusic

Entirely appropriate to have Pollard as WI T20 captain.


Ahead of Sammy? St. Lucia musee supported DD

 
rudebway 2019-09-09 19:16:25 

excellent move

 
stroke 2019-09-09 19:16:37 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com well it appears that names were put into a hat and Pollard was the lucky one to be drawn. When I think I have seen and heard everything the WICB comes up with a new gimmick. Incredible to name someone captain of the West Indies team in two formats when they have not been selected on the team and is a fill in captain for Dwayne Bravo in the CPL.

 
Khaga 2019-09-09 19:27:11 

Pollard - stale Apple juice in a rusty can..

 
tops 2019-09-09 19:28:28 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
CC needs to bold and enlarge the statement:

This site is in no way connected to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
big grin big grin

 
Barry 2019-09-09 19:29:03 

In reply to Khaga
sweet cider with iron?

lol

 
velo 2019-09-09 19:40:33 

my lord it just gets worse and worse in wi cricket

 
dayne 2019-09-09 19:54:29 

Change was needed, it is going to bring new energy to the team, Holder had a long run, time for a new leader, I would have prefer to give it to a regular member of the team, but apart from Hope there are none that could justify being in that position.

 
Walco 2019-09-09 20:21:30 

In reply to DIEHARD

Good enough to make it based on what? Certainly not his performance in the last 50-over competition prior to the World Cup

 
Walco 2019-09-09 20:22:55 

It appears that Skerritt is keeping the promises he made to get votes for the presidency.

 
Walco 2019-09-09 20:35:51 

In reply to doosra

I did not ask for any of this doosie. I was cautiously optimistic that Skerritt would be a change for the better, but he much wusserrer than Dave smile

 
doosra 2019-09-09 20:39:36 

In reply to Walco

neva trust a politician big grin big grin

 
Barry 2019-09-09 20:46:10 

In reply to velo
first a fat man, now a real man
Drax: He's not a dude. You're a dude. This is a MAN. A handsome, muscular man. Quill: I'm muscular. Rocket: Who are you kidding, Quill? . . . his muscles are made of Chitauri metal fiber... Quill: Stop massaging his muscles. [to Mantis]

 
Walco 2019-09-09 20:54:28 

In reply to doosra

I have a good friend in Jamaica who says the same thing. He says that a politician will arrange for you to be killed and then show up at your funeral and cry with the mourners smile

 
doosra 2019-09-09 21:06:16 

In reply to Walco

the only issue is the extent of the promises big grin

keep an eye out

 
Norm 2019-09-09 21:07:33 

Looks like CWI is trying to determine how effective is JHo's captaincy. Replace him with someone who is less likely to win in one case (Polly in ODIs), and less likely to lose in the other (Polly in T20s), and see what happens.

If Polly wins more matches then JHo's leadership was poor. If Polly does not win more then no captain will make a difference. If Polly loses much more, then JHo will be welcome back to the captaincy.

Anyway, this should be good for both Polly and JHo. Polly has a great opportunity to "give back" to WI cricket and fans, and JHo gets a "time out" to study captaincy from the outside - to learn more, or to decide if captaincy is really for him.

 
rillo 2019-09-09 22:29:39 

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

So what if he has not played an ODI in 3 years?
look at the shyte that do play ODI's .

Wish Lara and Viv, Greenidge, Haynes , Mikey Croft etc can came back and play. What will you guys say then?

We cannot beat Bangladesh so that tells you the shyte squad we have.
Hopefully Polly gets a squad he is comfortable with and goes out and make you guys eat shyte not crow.

 
Star 2019-09-10 00:34:01 

In reply to jacksprat

it seems the victimization of our top players is at an end and reconciliation can now continue apace.

As Gayle asked almost a decade ago "A Who De People Dem Come Fi See?"

One can only hope this is the end of the era of the egotistical, autocratic and overbearing administrators who apparently believed it was all about them so they competed with the players for the spotlight.

If we must lose let us at least give ourselves the best chance of competing by at all times selecting our best possible teams, without regard to the passport.


This post is so powerful nothing more needs to be said.

 
sudden 2019-09-10 00:47:08 

In reply to Star

Jimmy you deserve that recent raise

 
tops 2019-09-10 02:03:37 

In reply to rillo

Wish Lara and Viv, Greenidge, Haynes , Mikey Croft etc can came back and play. What will you guys say then?

I will say, if they 'can came back' good for them!... smile big grin

 
carl0002 2019-09-10 02:21:02 

In reply to Walco

I did not ask for any of this doosie. I was cautiously optimistic that Skerritt would be a change for the better, but he much wusserrer than Dave

Some people did warn about Skeritt history but everything was lost in the excitement of the removal of the latest villain.

 
Star 2019-09-10 21:52:01 

In reply to sudden
As much as you would like to, you cannot in good faith deny the good vibes the region is feeling with the new dispensation and this is in-spite of the recent set back at the world cup.

 
sudden 2019-09-10 21:55:11 

In reply to Star

Jimmy from the feedback i am getting a lot of people in the region having buyers' remorse