CWI pressing forward with strategic plan

Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) board of directors along with its executive management team met over the weekend to discuss strategic policies outlined in CWI’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan “The Long Run”. The meeting, which was held in Antigua on Saturday, was chaired by president Dr Kishore Shallow and focused on organizational performance, strategic initiatives, and the continued growth and development of West Indies cricket. The meeting marked the Board’s only scheduled face-to-face meeting for 2026, complementing the regular virtual meetings held throughout the year.

It followed an earlier meeting on Friday with CWI’s executive committee, which comprised the presidents of each member territory together with Shallow and his vice-president Azim Bassarath. The executive committee considered several strategic matters in advance of the full board meeting, supporting an efficient governance process while ensuring robust discussion on issues of regional importance.

A significant portion of the meeting was devoted to the continued development of the Cricket West Indies Campus at Coolidge Cricket Ground, where they received updates on plans to transform the campus into an all-encompassing, world-class cricket operations facility. The board also reviewed progress made on several strategic initiatives being advanced by CEO Chris Dehring and the executive management team. Collectively, these initiatives reflect key objectives identified within the Commercial & Financial Sustainability pillar of the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan, with priority being placed on modernizing CWI’s operations and management