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Caribbean Life, APRIL 16-22, 2021 35
West Indies batsmen starting to
deliver - head coach Simmons
By Nelson A. King
West Indies coach Phil Simmons has
lauded the effort of his batsmen following
conclusion of the recent the Test
series against Sri Lanka, saying that the
batsmen are starting to pull their weight
after the bowlers carried the team for
years, according to Trinidad and Tobago
Newsday.
It said the two-match series, played at
the Sir Vivian Cricket Stadium in North
Sound in Antigua and Barbuda, ended in
a 0-0 draw.
Five West Indies batsmen ended with
an average of over 50 — captain Kraigg
Brathwaite, Kyle Mayers, Nkrumah Bonner,
Jason Holder and Rahkeem Cornwall,
Newsday said.
It said Brathwaite and Bonner both
cracked centuries during the series, and
that there were also two half-centuries
each from Mayers and Cornwall, and one
apiece from Holder and Brathwaite.
Speaking with Cricket West Indies,
Simmons said the highlight in the series
was batting to save the first Test match on
the final day.
Chasing an improbable 375 for victory,
West Indies closed on 236/4 with Bonner
leading the way with an unbeaten 113,
Newsday noted.
“The biggest takeaway is we could bat
on a fifth-day pitch to save a game, to draw
a Test match,” Simmons said. “It is something
that we have not done for a while,
and we needed to make sure we were able
to do it.
“I think that is the biggest thing in
this (series); and, then, the attitude of the
team keeps growing, the attitude of guys
wanting to make runs, wanting to score
hundreds,” he added. “It was good to see
the captain getting a hundred after a long,
barren period.
“I think the important thing now is
that everybody is looking to occupy the
crease,” the head coach continued. “People
are looking to bat for long periods.
The batting has stood up in the last four
Test matches, and this is the great thing,
because, before that, the bowling was carrying
us.”
Simmons underscored the batting contributions
of Cornwall and Alzarri Joseph
at the end of innings during the Sri Lanka
and Bangladesh series.
Prior to the Sri Lanka series, West
Indies defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in a twomatch
Test series in Bangladesh, Newsday
said.
“In every series, you are not going to
get every batsman firing,” Simmons said.
“One series, you will get two or three, (and
in) the next series you might get a different
two or three.
“The important thing is that the team
is batting as a team; and, every Test match,
somebody is standing up, every Test match
somebody is looking to get a hundred or
a big score,” he added. “And we’ve been
graced with that in the last four Test
matches. The batting is coming to the
foe now.”
In terms of the pitches in the Caribbean,
Simmons said they need to suit the
home country.
“I think we, from a country standpoint,
need to get better wickets where we could
have Test matches that would create a
result,” he said.
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has signed
a landmark four-year deal with India’s
premier digital sports company, Fan-
Code, and expects the partnership to
result in a strengthening of its global
fan base.
The deal, which was recently
announced will allow the Indian market
to have access to a plethora of West Indies
cricket with nearly 150 international and
250 domestic matches in the Caribbean
being streamed exclusively on FanCode.
Additionally, FanCode will also be
responsible for creating content to
inform “deeper fan engagement,” by
showcasing behind-the-scenes footage,
player features and the culture of West
Indies cricket.
Available on FanCode will be 16 international
West Indies series but more
importantly, India’s 2022 tour of the
West Indies for three One-Day Internationals
and three Twenty20 Internationals.
Several West Indies Women home
series will also feature on FanCode along
with Under-19 international fixtures and
matches in the Super50 Cup- CWI’s
domestic one-day championship.
West Indies Head Coach, Phil Simmons.
Associated Press / Ricardo Mazalan
CWI signs
landmark
digital deal
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