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ICC champions trophy – West Indies Much has already been said about the current impasse between WICB and WIPA and its effect on the selection for the current squad. To effectively explain all the details and possible ramifications of this matter would take several articles. As such, this article will concern itself with the current West Indies team for the ICC Champions Trophy and what may be expected from the team by the basis of their performances in the warm –up matches. The West Indies began their preparation for the Champions Trophy with two matches against South African first-class teams. The first of these was against Cape Cobras on September 13 th in which the West Indies lost a close high-scoring match. The West Indian batting line-up posted 327/7 with fifties from Devon Smith, Kieran Powell and Chadwick Walton. Darren Sammy also provided late impetus by scoring 31 from just 14 balls. The West Indian bowling also started strongly with Kemar Roach claiming two wicket...

It would be no exaggeration to say that the West Indies, by reaching the semi- finals of the T20 World Cup, exceeded the expectations the majority of their supporters had at the beginning of the tournament. While they lacked the impetus to get them into the final, their unpredictability surprised teams who were expected to dispose of them easily and they showed from their first match that they were a team with enough ability to beat anyone. This unpredictability defined the entire tournament and no team had a more up and down tournament than the eventual champions Pakistan. While it can be said that it was a good tournament for the West Indies it would be irresponsible to ignore the factors that caused the moments of poor play while magnifying the moments of brilliance. The matches won by the West Indies were all due to the performance of one or two individual players, showing a dependence on someone taking matters into their own hands rather than a collective effort. In T20 it is ...

On Saturday 13 th June the West Indies take on South Africa, their 2 nd match in two days. After their convincing win over India earlier today this contest could be said to be a matchup between the pre-tournament favorites and the in-form team. The South Africans have yet to be tested, even after playing their first Super Eight match, in which the English never seemed to push them at any stage. During their first round group matches the win over Scotland could scarcely have been called practice and the New Zealand victory had as much to do with the Kiwis inability to close as to the South African bowling. West Indies by contrast have come into this stage of the tournament by the completely opposite route. In their three matches so far they have played teams ranked far above them in the current rankings and have won against the defending T20 champions, India. Their only failing was against the Sri Lankans after they were already through to the Super Eight stage. By their showing...