PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – Former West Indies Women’s captain and ICC Women’s T20 World Cup winner Merissa Aguilleira recently took part in further Coach Development initiatives aimed at supporting her journey towards becoming a professional coach.

Aguilleira who is also the Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) technical director (TD) for women's cricket, participated in the face-to-face component of the CWI Representative Coaching Programme (Level 2) which was held at the National Cricket Centre in Couva, Trinidad on 13 and 14 June.

Aguilleira has been involved in recent cricket series, including the Trinidad & Tobago Women’s tour of Barbados in May and the Cricket West Indies Women’s Tournaments (CG United Super50 and T20 Blaze) in Guyana. She is also playing a major role in the CWI Women’s Under-19 T20 event as Tournament Director. She is recognized among the most successful women’s cricketers for West Indies and she explained why she has taken up this coaching journey.