Gold medalist Nicholas Paul, right, and silver medalist Njisane Phillip, both of Trinidad and Tobago, pose for photos
after the cycling track sprint men fi nals during the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.
Associated Press / Silvia Izquierdo
By Azad Ali
West Indies Captain, Kieron Pollard
said he is proud of the strides
the team is making despite their l0th
straight One-Day International (ODI)
series defeat in Indian recently.
Chasing a victory which would
have ended their near two-decade
wait for an away series win against
the sub-continent power House
India, West Indies went down by
four wickets in a tense finish at the
Barbati Stadium concede the threematch
rubber 2-1.
West Indies won their first match
in Chennai by eight wickets before
India leveled the series in Visakhaptanam
with a 107 run win.
“I don’t think there’s much to be
disappointed about”, said Pollard following
the loss of their last match.
“Yes, we live in a result-oriented
world where results matter but when
you look at where we have come from
to where we are at this point in time,
honestly I’m very proud of the guys,”
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and added if “they carried themselves
well in the two series and the mettle
that they showed, the mindset in
terms of our batting. Yes we faltered
a bit with the ball in the field and the
total attitude from the management
staff and the team, you can’t fault
the guys at the end of the day.”
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St. George Knight Commander for
“services to cricket and the development
of the sport,” on the list.
Lloyd, who will now be known as
Sir Clive, was credited for moulding
the West Indies side of the late 1970s
and early 1980s into a dominant force
in world cricket.
Following his playing career, Lloyd
served as West Indies team manager
and also held prominent roles with
the International Cricket Council as
a match referee and as a member of
their cricket committee.
More recently, he served as chairman
of the West Indies selectors up
until three years ago.
Greenidge made his debut in 1974
in a side captained by Lloyd and went
on to become one of the game’s finest
openers in a legendary partnership
with fellow Barbadian Desmond
Haynes.
A century in either inning of the
1976 Old Trafford Test and a double
hundreds on the 1984 tour of England
served as highlights of a heralded
career. All told, Greenidge scored
7558 runs at an average of 44 with
19 centuries.
He was knighted on the recommendation
of the Barbados government.
Greenidge served a spell as
Bangladesh’s head coach and as a
West Indies selector.
centuries and boasts of a career average
of 52.75. He has scored four
centuries in 2019 at an average of
61.13 — the highest by any player,
which has featured in more than 20
matches.
Hope was among several West
Indian players enjoying a rise in the
ICC rankings. Left hander Shimron
Hetmyer, who finished the India
series with l80 runs at an average of
60 — including a career best 139 in
Chennai — has jumped six places
to 19th.
And another exciting batsman,
Nicholas Pooran, enjoyed the biggest
leap moving 33 places to 30th, following
a series, which saw him plunder
two half-centuries on the way to
193 runs at an average of 96.50. The
trio are the only West Indies players
in the top 50 rankings.
in a best –of- three ride-off for the gold
medal on Aug. 3, 2019.
In the semi-finals of the match
sprint, Phillip got the better of Canelon
while Paul cruised past Quintero
for the right to contest the gold medal
race.
The new results for the team sprint
event also showed Colombia taking
the top position at the expense of T&T,
ahead of second-placed Mexico and
third Peru.
In a release on its website on Boxing
Day (Dec. 26), Pan Am Sports Secretary
General, Ivar Sisniega said the decisions
were taken following an executive
meeting in Fort Lauderdale, USA.
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Shai Hope
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TRINI CYCLISTS MEDALS REVOKED
Shai Hope
Captain Pollard proud of West Indies strides
West Indies’ Kieron Pollard bats as his teammate Dwayne Bravo looks on
during a practice session in Kingstown, St. Vincent.
Associated Press / Andres Leighton