West Indies’ Kraigg Braithwaite is bowled by England’s Stuart Broad during the Second Test in Leeds,
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By Azad Ali
Barbadian left-hander Kyle Mayer
wrote his name into Test cricket
history books by becoming only the
second West Indies batsman to hit a
double century on debut as understrength
West Indies pulled off the
highest-ever successful run chase
against Bangladesh in the opening
two-match Test series.
The under-strength side stuned
the Asian team in the opening Test at
the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
in Chittagon last Sunday. Starting
the final day on 110 for three
in pursuit of an improbable 395 for
victory, West Indies defied all odds
to reach their target with 15 balls
to spare.
At the heart of the historic victory
was an astonishing unbeaten 210
from Mayer who batted the entire day
to lead the second highest successful
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West Indies’ Jason Holder during
a press conference at The Ageas
Bowl, Southampton, Britain, June 13,
2019. Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs
Committed
captain
By Azad Ali
Test captain Jason Holder has blamed
“mental fatigue” as an added reason
behind his decision not to tour Bangladesh
but said his commitment to West
Indies cricket remained steadfast, after
being criticized for opting out of the
ongoing international series.
The world-rated all-rounder led West
Indies on historic tours to England and
New Zealand last year amid the rag-
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CWI signs UK
broadcast deal
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has scored
another major five-year deal — this
time with BT Sports for the exclusive
live coverage of in the United Kingdom
of all West Indies international home
matches in the Caribbean.
The deal comes on the heels of a
recent multi-million five-year broadcast
agreement with ESPN Sports, which
will see the broadcast of West indies
Tests, ODIs and T20 internationals in
ICC future tours program stating in
March 2021.
As part of the UK agreement, BT
Sport will have the rights to West Indies
International home series against England,
scheduled for 2022.
The upcoming series will have added
interest as it will be the first time that
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