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CPL backs call for
second T20 tourney TEST VICTORY
West Indies’ Jason Holder celebrates taking the catch to dismiss England’s Chris Woakes during day four of their
third Test cricket match at the National Cricket Stadium in St. George, Grenada, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Associated
Press/Ricardo Mazalan
By Azad Ali
Jubilation in Grenada as West Indies
defeated England in the final of the
three-match Test series at the National
Stadium on Sunday to claim the newely
minted Richards/Botham Trophy —
with with a day and a half to spare.
The 10-wicket victory in the deciding
Test came after escaping with draws in
Antigua and Barbados.
Performances by wicketkeeper Joshua
Da Silva — his maiden Test century
(100 not out) and Kyle Mayers with his
medium pace bowling were the main
factors between the two teams in the
deciding Test.
Da Silva’s century gave the West
Indies a handy lead of 93 runs before
Mayers wrecked England’s top order batting
5-9 in the second innings.
Chasing a target of 28 runs in the
second innings, West Indies reached it
without loss to seal a 1-0 series triumph
and end England’s poor record of the
Caribbean.
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Jereem Richards, of Trinidad and Tobago,
celebrates after winning and setting
a new championship record in the
Men’s 400 meters at the World Athletics
Indoor Championships in Belgrade,
Serbia, Saturday, March 19, 2022. Associated
Press/Darko Vojinovic
T&T runner sets
new record
By Azad Ali
Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem “The
Dream” Richards captured men’s 400 metre
gold at the World’ Athletics Indoor Championships
in Belgrade, Serbia recently.
He is the first Trinidad and Tobago athlete
to win this title although Richard’s
former teammate and friend, the late Deon
Lenore, twice came close, by recording
bronze medal finishes in the 400 metre in
Birmingham, London in 2018 and Port-
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By Azad Ali
Caribbean Premier League (CPL) CEO,
Pete Russell is backing a call from West
Indies Captain Kieron Pollard for another
Twenty20 tournament to help unearth new
talent in the region, which he said was discussed
with Cricket West Indies (CWI).
Following the West Indies exit from the
T20 World Cup after the group stage in
India last year, Pollard felt that new blood
was needed in the T20 game in the region
and that it needed to be unearthed and
developed.
“One of the things that for us that we
need to do, especially in the Caribbean, is
we need to have another tournament other
than CPL, whereas we can unearth new tal-
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West Indies win series against England
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