The Coolidge Cricket Ground previously known as the Stanford Cricket Ground and the Sticky Wicket sports restaurant
in St. John’s, Antigua. Associated Press/Johnny Jno-Baptiste, fi le
By Azad Ali
Sri Lanka is expected to arrive in
the Antigua for the all-format series
against the West Indies this weekend,
signaling the return of international
cricket to the Caribbean.
The two teams will play three
Twenty20 Internationals, three One-
Day Internationals (ODIs) and two
Test matches in a bio-secure environment
at the Coolidge Cricket Ground
(CCG) as well as the first West Indies
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T20Is to be played in Antigua since
2013.
The T20I series will mark the first
official international matches to be
played by the West Indies at the CCG.
As reigning ICC T20 World Champions,
West Indies will use these matches
as important preparations for the
defense of their Twenty20 World Cup
title, which is scheduled for later this
year in India.
The GG Insurance ODI series will
be played at the Sir Vivian Richards
Cricket Stadium on March 10, 12 and
14- with the third being a day/night
encounter.
The two Tests will be played at the
same venue with the first match starting
on March 21 and the second starting
on March 29, providing the West
Indies with another opportunity to
win points and climb the ICC World
Test Championship following the fantastic
series win in Bangladesh.
CWI elections
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running mate.
A CWI director and current secretary
of the Guyana Cricket Board,
Sanasie said he had dedicated himself
to the success of West Indies cricket
and had served “without much fanfare
or pursuit of publicity of the limelight.”
And having being urged by fellow
directors and stakeholders to make a
bid for the CWI presidency, Sanasie said
the time had arrived for “professional,
visionary and astute policy making”
in leadership and a departure from the
politics of the past.
He has identified three key areas
which will form the “central pillars” of
his campaign against incumbent Skerritt
for the presidency, which includes
enhancing the fortunes of the West
Indies side, strengthening the domestic
game and the transformation of grassroots
cricket as crucial to his hopes of
securing the votes necessary to topple
Skerritt.
Skerritt and running mate Dr.
Kishore Shallow, defeated Dave Cameron
and Emmanuel Nathan, in the last
CWI elections staged in 2018.
making a change, it was important to
first sit down and discuss the matter
with the players.
Holder, who has since led the side
since 2015, opted out the Bangladesh
tour, citing mental fatigue and concerns
over the integrity of the biosecure
“bubble” for the series.
He was one of 10 players declining
selection, leading to weakened sides
being selected for both the ODI and
Test series.
Brathwaite, however, chose to lead
a 15-man Test squad which comprised
four uncapped players and five
others with less than 10 Tests to their
names, and he attracted widespread
praise for the masterful way in which
he marshalled the side in both Tests.
ers, Chris Gayle and Nicholas
Pooran were both retained by
the Punjab Kings who added
Fabian Allen to their roster
while Shimron Hetmyer was
retained by the Delhi Capitals.
Hard-hitting opening batsman
Evin Lewis and Darren
Bravo were among the five
West Indies players who went
unsold. Also failing to attract
a bid were Oshane Thomas,
Rovman Powell and Sheldon
Cottrell.
West Indies’ player Dwayne
Bravo. Associated Press / Aijaz
Rahi, File
West Indies’ Kraigg Brathwaite.
Associated Press/Jon Super, Pool, fi le
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Captains
chosen
Sir Clive
Sri Lanka to play West Indies in Antigua