Ottis Gibson, left, was hired as the new Bangladesh bowling coach, replacing South African Charl Langeveldt,
who resigned in December. AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena
Bowling in Bangladesh
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year ICC World Cup in England
after a two-year stint and most
recently oversaw the Cumilla
Warriors franchise in the Bangladesh
Premier League (BPL)
which ended last month.
Bangladesh Cricket Board
(BCB) chief executive, Nizam
Chowdhury said Gibson’s “tremendous
World Cup
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Survival of
the fittest
Fitness standards
key for West
Indies selection
WI ump to stand in T20
The 43 year-old Jamaican, who has already stood in
five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and six Twenty20
Internationals, joins fellow umpires Lauren Agenbag,
Kim Cotton, Claire Polosak and Sue Redfern, with India’s
GS Lakshmi poised to become the first women’s
match referee at a global ICC event.
Williams will stand in the high-stakes tournament
opener on February 21 in Sydney between reigning
champions Australia and powerhouse India.
Adrian Griffith, the ICC’s senior manager for umpires
and referees, hailed the historic development,
noting it was a massive step for the women’s game.
The former Barbados batsman and West Indies Test
opener, said this it is the largest compliment of women
match officials at a single event
Williams is one of two West Indies umpires down
to officiate during the February 21 to March 8 tournament,
with Barbadian Gregory Braithwaite also included.
The 50 year-old Braithwaite has stood in 44 ODIs
and 28 T20s.
Former West Indies fast bowler, Ian
Bishop now a well-respected television
commentator, was among a fi ve-man
panel choosing the team of the tournament.
West Indies fi nished fi fth in the tournament
after winning all their matches
in the Group B stage.
Bangladesh and India both boast of
three representatives on the team.
Bangladesh created history by winning
the ICC World CUP beating favorite
India into second place in the fi nals.
experience” would
make him a pivotal member of
the side’s coaching staff.
Gibson took over as West Indies
coach in 2010, subsequently
overseeing the first capture of
the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in
Sri Lanka two years later.
He was controversially fired
two years later and returned
in the role of England bowling
coach in 2015, a position in which
he had previously served between
2007-2010.
Gibson played two Tests and
15 ODIs for West Indies between
1995 and 1999.
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BY AZAD ALI
Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief executive
officer Johnny Grave says fitness
standards will be crucial when it comes
to selection of players for the West Indies
Test, One Day International (ODI) and
Twenty20 (T20) International teams.
CWI recently announced that lefthanded
batsman Evin Lewis and Shimron
Hetmyer will miss the tour of Sri
Lanka after failing to reach the new minimum
standard fitness requirements in
recent fitness assessment.
He said; “in our strength and conditioning
policy, they’re tested twice every
year. Obviously, players will be re-tested
if they fail,” he said
Grave said the next testing is due in
June and players have to be at a minimum
standard in order to be considered
for selection.
All-rounder Fabian Allen and wicketkeeper/
batsman Nicholas Pooran were
selected for the ODI team for Sri Lanka
after overcoming recent leg injuries.
The CEO said there were some players
who didn’t take part in the fitness test
because they are recovering from their
injuries.
Grave noted the remaining CWI contracted
players took part I their stipulated
fitness tests between January 28-31
in four locations- Trinidad (including
players from the Leeward Islands and
Windward Islands), Guyana, Jamaica
and Barbados.
The tests were conducted by the men’s
team strength and conditioning coach
Ronald Rogers and fellow Trinidadian
Dr Oba Gulston, who serves as the CWI
Sports Science and Medicine manager.