West Indies’ bowler Anisa Mohammed celebrates the dismissal of Australia’s Elyse Villani during their ICC
Women’s Twenty20 Cricket World Cup semi-fi nal match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, April 3, 2014.
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By Azad Ali
Trinidadian Anisa Mohamed and
Barbadian Hayley Matthews are the
only two West Indies players — male
or female — to earn selections on
the International Cricket Council’s
(ICC) white-ball all-stars teams for
2021.
Both players were last week named
to the ICC’s Women’s One-Day International
(ODI) Team of the Year.
Mohammed is vice captain of the
West Indies Women team. The veteran
off-spinner finished 2021 as the
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Kieron Pollard of West Indies in
action against Pakistan in the ICC
Champions Trophy 2013 Group B -
Kia Oval. Action Images / Paul Harding
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Pollard slams
WI batsmen
By Azad Ali
Commenting on the West Indies ODI
series loss (2-1) against Ireland at Sabina
Park, Jamaica recently, Captain Kieron
Pollard told reporters, “I think it is a sad
day. It’s a sad day for us. It’s a sad day for
West Indies cricket overall. Obviously,
as players, we take responsibility. As the
leader of the team, I take full responsibil-
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CWI considers
its many risks
By Azad Ali
Faced with a busy 2022 schedule
amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,
Cricket West Indies (CWI) says managing
risk will be a key factor for the
organization over the coming months
in determining the success of its international
commitments.
Both the senior men and women’s
Caribbean side have been active
throughout 2021 and will be confronting
with an even busier schedule in
2022, with the Women’s 50-over World
Cup set for New Zealand and the Men’s
Twenty20 World Cup scheduled for Australia.
The Under-19 side, dubbed the Rising
Stars, is currently competing at the ICC
World Cup in the Caribbean, further
adding to an already complex interna-
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TEAM OF
THE YEAR
Only two female WI cricketers make ICC side
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