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Rohit to play Vijay Hazare knockouts for Mumbai

Mumbai will be without Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw and Shardul Thakur for the quarter-finals because of the ongoing Test series

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Oct-2018Mumbai have received a shot in the arm ahead of the knockouts of the Vijay Hazare Trophy – India’s domestic one-day competition – after Rohit Sharma made himself available for his home side. Mumbai will play their quarter-final next week and Rohit will play for Mumbai until they are alive in the tournament or until he has to join the India ODI squad to face West Indies.Rohit was “very keen” to play for Mumbai last week itself against Maharashtra, chief selector Ajit Agarkar said, but they decided to play him in the quarter-finals as Mumbai had already qualified for the knockouts then. Rohit last played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in the 2016-17 season, with scores of 16 against Andhra and 4 against Goa. Those were Mumbai’s last two league games that season and they won both but could not make it to the knockouts.This season, they stormed into the knockouts with an unbeaten run in Group A, registering six wins from as many completed matches. They were boosted with the presence of three internationals in their batting line-up – Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer and Prithvi Shaw – even before Rohit joined them. The three batsmen have been among the top four run-scorers for Mumbai, with Rahane scoring 230 runs from three innings, Iyer smashing two centuries in his tally of 311 runs from four innings and Shaw accumulating 287 runs in three innings. While Rahane averaged the highest among them, his strike rate (83.03) was much lower compared to Iyer’s 114.76 and Shaw’s 143.50.Rahane led the side initially, before Iyer took over when Rahane left for the West Indies Tests and Dhawal Kulkarni led them when Iyer played the two-day warm-up before the Test series. Iyer is going to lead them again in the knockouts, despite the presence of Rohit, who led India’s ODI side in the victorious Asia Cup campaign.The quarter-finals begin on October 14, making them clash with the second Test against West Indies, leaving Mumbai without Rahane, Shaw and Shardul Thakur again.

Wessels hundred caps Trent Bridge night of records

A record Notts score, a first Notts century in T20 – by Riki Wessels – and the biggest T20 crowd ever seen at Trent Bridge: quite a night as they squeezed out local rivals Derbyshire

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Riki Wessels’ rapid hundred proved just enough•Getty Images

A stunning century from Riki Wessels helped Notts Outlaws get their NatWest T20 Blast campaign up and running with a narrow six-run victory over Derbyshire Falcons on a Trent Bridge night strewn with records.Wessels made 110 as Notts powered their way to 227 for 3, their highest score in the competition’s history, after being asked to bat first. The 31-year old scored his runs from just 54 balls and hit 11 fours and seven sixes to become the first Outlaws batsman to reach three figures for the county in T20 cricket.Brendan Taylor shared in a third wicket stand of 153 with Wessels, before closing on 67 not out. Dan Christian applied the finishing touches with a brutal, unbeaten knock of 32 from only 18 balls.Derbyshire, who had won three of their first four matches, stepped up tp the challenge of maintaining a run-rate at over ten an over and fell narrowly short, closing on 221 for 5 with Wayne Madsen unbeaten on 85, made from only 44 balls.In front of a Trent Bridge record domestic gate of 14,123 the result was in the balance until the final delivery of the night but Jake Ball, who finished with two for 51, held his nerve in allowing Madsen to take only a single from the final ball of the contest when a maximum would have tied things up.The Outlaws had experienced a turbulent start to their Blast campaign by losing their first two matches, as well as losing the services of three members of their first team squad.Their last fixture had been the defeat to Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston 13 says ago, a contest that saw fast bowler Luke Fletcher sustain a season-ending head injury.Preparations for this match were then further rocked with the announcements that two of their top order batsmen were retiring from the game; Michael Lumb through an ankle injury and Greg Smith, keen to pursue opportunities outside the game.Losing Alex Hales and Samit Patel inside the first four overs, both to Wayne Madsen, who took two for 32, gave no indication that the county’s fortunes were about to change – but they did, quite dramatically.Wessels took 20 from the fifth over, bowled by Matt Henry and 18 from the seventh, bowled by Imran Tahir. The South African leg-spinner featured in the Notts side that made it through to Finals’ Day last summer but endured a miserable return as his four wicketless overs went for 52 runs.Taylor, returning to the side to fill the void left by Lumb’s departure, went through his full repertoire of shots; reverse-sweeping his first ball for four and then flicking, driving and caressing his way to his first T20 half century for Notts, reaching the landmark from 35 balls.His major hand was in getting the rampant Wessels back on strike as quickly as he could and the right-hander made the most of his opportunity by reaching his hundred from exactly 50 balls before hitting Alex Hughes to square leg.The Falcons’ openers put on 55 before Harry Gurney removed Matt Critchley for 20 in the fifth over. His partner, Billy Godleman had taken two sixes from the bowling of Luke Wood on his way to 43 from 19 deliveries but then lost his middle stump to Jake Ball, returning after almost a month out with a knee injury.Madsen and Luis Reece had their side 22 runs ahead at the halfway stage of the innings but New Zealand international Ish Sodhi dragged things back towards the hosts by having Reece caught for 27.The leg-spinner’s next over cost 25 though as Madsen stormed past a 29-ball half century which had contained six fours and three maximums.An improbable chase suddenly began to look achievable as Madsen began to find the boundary at will; 57 were required from five overs and 49 from 4.Gurney then struck for a second time, having Gary Wilson taken at long off. Ball bowled the final over, with 21 still required and it looked all done and dusted when he removed Hughes after three deliveries. Henry swatted a six and single, meaning Madsen needed a six to tie but he could only manage a single to leave his side just short of their target.Neither side has long to dwell on the result. Notts are back in action on Saturday afternoon when they host defending champions Northants Steelbacks, while Derbyshire go to Edgbaston on Sunday, to face Birmingham Bears.

Shrikant Kalyani named Maharashtra coach

Shrikant Kalyani, the former Maharashtra and Bengal batsman, has been named coach of the Maharashtra senior team for the 2016-17 Indian domestic season

ESPNcricinfo staff18-Jun-2016Shrikant Kalyani, the former Maharashtra and Bengal batsman, has been named coach of the Maharashtra senior team for the 2016-17 Indian domestic season. Kalyani succeeds Australian David Andrews, who coached the side in the last two seasons.”It’s a great feeling to be appointed as Maharashtra coach. I came to know that it is [a decision] taken by the managing committee [of the Maharashtra Cricket Association],” Kalyani told ESPNcricinfo. “After playing more than 18 years of first-class cricket, I’d really like to share my experience with the boys and nurture their talent.”Maharashtra had an underwhelming season in 2015-16, finishing third from last in Group A. Kalyani said he kept track of Maharashtra’s recent performances, and that he would address the team’s issues. “My main purpose will be to enhance the talent of the boys overall,” he said. “I have to work on their fitness, technique, their strengths, all these things are there.”Maharashtra have had a number of coaches in recent times like Shaun Williams, Dermot Reeve, Surendra Bhave and Andrews, but Kalyani said he wasn’t worried about getting – or not getting – a long stint. “I suppose it [the contract] is for one year,” he said. “I am not concerned with the long-run coaching contract. I am concerned with enhancing the performance of the boys.”Ajay Shirke, the president of the Maharashtra Cricket Association, announced the state’s selection committee for the Ranji Trophy will include Kalyani. Also on the selection committee are the assistant coach Akshay Tandale, Riyaz Bagwan (chairman), Kaisar Fakih and Rahul Dhole Patil.

Kohli determined on 6-5 combination for upcoming season

India’s decision to play five bowlers in the subcontinent has generated a lot of buzz, and now more importantly, some tangible results. Enough for Virat Kohli to maintain his faith in it

Alagappan Muthu in Fatullah14-Jun-20153:43

‘Big fan of playing five bowlers’ – Kohli

India’s decision to play five bowlers in the subcontinent has generated a lot of buzz, and now more importantly, some tangible results. Enough for Virat Kohli to maintain his faith in it.Although the only Test in Fatullah ended in a draw, the additional help had proved useful as R Ashwin and Harbhajan Singh combined to take eight wickets to force Bangladesh to follow-on. But with rain usurping a giant chunk of the game, the expected end came to pass. But not before Kohli was able to work out a few more permutations to his strategy.”I would want someone like R Ashwin, who is averaging 40 with the bat in Test matches – you really can’t ask for more from an allrounder – and someone like Harbhajan Singh to step up with the bat, and [Wriddhiman] Saha too,” Kohli said. “If those three start clicking, you literally have eight batsmen, and you can’t really ask for more as a captain. It’s basically up to the first six to take more responsibility and we are confident of doing that.”

‘Reserve day in Tests a good suggestion’

Virat Kohli admitted playing against the weather was a futile task, but was intrigued by the possibility of reserve days in Tests matches.
“That’s a debatable question. It could be, I don’t know,” he said. “Say, on the fourth day a team is struggling to save a game, and the next day it rains for two sessions and the game is drawn. The team that deserves to win doesn’t get a win. So yes, there might be a thought there. It’s a good suggestion actually.
“You might want to add another day seeing the situation of the game. If there is a possible result, there is no harm in giving the team that’s winning a fair chance to compete for three sessions. You earn a draw or the deserving team gets a victory. Might not be a bad thing, but I’m not sure how the discussions are going to go.”

Next on India’s docket is a tour to Sri Lanka, before hosting South Africa, who have not lost an away series since July 2006. Naturally, fronting up with a team full of options was a priority for Kohli. Will he retain the present attack with Ashwin and Harbhajan working in tandem?”I would like to have players who can win us games in the bowling unit. And both of them have that ability,” Kohli said. “Especially now that we have a prolonged season in the subcontinent, we need to look at how we can strengthen our team for that as of now. And both of them are good enough to do the same thing when we go away from home as well, it’s just about the mindset I guess. The more confidence we build in this season, we’ll carry it forward to wherever we play in the future as well.”Watching them bowl together in a pair was really exciting as a captain. And I think both of them enjoyed bowling together as well – if one put pressure, the other took a wicket and vice-versa.”Kohli is not known as a man who takes a backward step. And he has a simple reason for playing that way. It’s fun: “We want to play that sort of cricket. When I captained in my first Test in Adelaide too, I had the same thought process, that we should play aggressively and give ourselves a chance to win the game. You enjoy the game when you play like that.”I think, as a team, it’s very important to have that intensity and attitude especially when we are fielding. Because that is the one time when all 11 players are together and you get the true sense of being a team. We have that understanding in the team that we need to maintain intensity in the field at all times, regardless of the conditions, the pitch, or the situation. If your intent is to win, you will always do well in any situation and come out better than the other team more often than not.”That’s my thinking, but the credit goes to the whole team for responding to that. Because I can think something, but if players don’t respond then it’s useless. We are all on one page, and in sync. It’s a good thing and if we keep building that we’ll get even stronger.”Amid India’s push to move onward and upward, there were a few moments to reflect on and Kohli was asked about life after MS Dhoni.”It’s obviously strange,” he said. “The same thing happened when Sachin Tendulkar retired. A few games after that it was a very strange feeling. You suddenly don’t see a very impactful figure in the dressing room. As a cricketer, you always get used to having him around, listening to him, having discussions with him. That voice is always there and it’s a very familiar feeling in the change room.”Now that he’s not there, you sometimes do feel he’s going to pop out of somewhere. Those sort of things happen, it’s a natural process. But now he’s decided to retire from this format and everything moves on. The team wants to continue in the same way, that has done well in the subcontinent in the past as well, so we can take that leaf out of his book. He’s really helped a lot of us youngsters in becoming good international players. He’s given us ample opportunities, so now is the time for us to take up the responsibility and take Indian cricket forward.”

Mohit and Rawal lead Delhi to 555

Maiden Ranji Trophy centuries for Delhi rookie Mohit Sharma and debutant Vaibhav Rawal extended Tamil Nadu’s woes on day two at Feroz Shah Kotla

Sharda Ugra at Feroz Shah Kotla25-Nov-2012
ScorecardMaiden Ranji Trophy centuries for Delhi rookie Mohit Sharma and debutant Vaibhav Rawal extended Tamil Nadu’s woes on day two of their group game at Feroz Shah Kotla. Delhi declared their first innings on 555 for 4 half an hour before stumps and dismissed Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund in the first over. Tamil Nadu were 31 for 1 at the close.The first two hours with the new ball tomorrow could be the most watchable of the game as Delhi believe their bowlers could do more damage than the opposition did; at the crease however is Baba Aparajith, who got in at the fall of Mukund, and has hit five boundaries against Delhi’s new-ball attack.The nippy Parwinder Awana had given Delhi their breakthrough, the ball flying off the edge of Abhinav’s bat to Shikhar Dhawan, who caught it on the second attempt at first slip. It was the wicket that justified Delhi’s declaration, that came just after Rawal reached his hundred on his debut.Rawal had grown in confidence during his 221-run partnership for the fourth wicket with overnight batsman Sharma. Their stand became the centerpiece of Delhi’s innings, restoring normal service at the Kotla after Tamil Nadu had taken the new ball at the start of play and had it talking immediately. The overnight pair of Unmukt Chand and Mithun Manhas were dismissed with only 18 runs more scored.Sharma and Rawal came together and waited for the wicket to ease up and the winter moisture to dry out. They played like Dhawan and Chand had on the first day, and were particularly severe on the Tamil Nadu spinners. They scored 102 runs in the second session and when they came from tea, racked up 70 runs in 11 overs. Delhi’s plan, as both young batsmen said later, was to score between four and five an over, with the intention of having a crack at Tamil Nadu for about an hour in the evening. The final session assault certainly Tamil Nadu on the defensive and gave Mohit a chance to show off his improvisational skills.With six men on the fence in a 6-3 leg-side field, Mohit made room and hit M Rangarajan inside out over cover for four, and two balls later carved him through covers. Then Yo Mahesh was paddled around the legs, lavishly cover driven and cut to the fence. Packing the leg side and bowling a line to restrict runs is within the laws – spirit of cricket discussions aside – but the strategy needs bowlers to execute it.Balaji, who had bowled 20 overs so far, returned to stop the run flow, and had Mohit bowled with his third ball, reward for attacking the stumps and running into a headstrong young batsman with a 200 in sight. The score at the time was 526 for 4. When Rawal, who has scored three centuries on the trot in under-25 cricket recently, passed his hundred with a single, his team was standing around the boundary line and gave him warm applause. The declaration came soon after. The match is now merely a chase for first-innings points and the Tamil Nadu batsmen would want to make Delhi pay for keeping them on the field for almost two days.

'The conditions were in our favour' – Mushfiqur

A combination of factors helped Bangladesh inflict a huge defeat on West Indies, Mushfiqur Rahim has said

Mohammad Isam18-Oct-2011West Indies endured a day of shock, as they were bowled out for 61 – their second-lowest score in ODIs. The performance, that lasted just 22 overs, was a result of pathetic application on a track that had its fair share of demons for those teams wary of spin. The straw-coloured pitch at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium – under covers more than 15 hours due to the threat of overnight rain – offered bounce to the seamers and turn and bite for the slow bowlers.”The wicket here has always helped pace bowlers as well as providing turn for the spinners,” Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, said after his team’s eight-wicket consolation win. “It wasn’t any different today. It was under covers for 17-18 hours and the spinners bowled very well.”In the last three matches, we couldn’t get an early breakthrough; it is important in our home conditions against a good team. It was a big plus point for us today as they struggled playing spin.”Mushfiqur said a combination of factors contributed to his team’s win. “Rain, winning the toss, the wicket, everything [had a role to play]. It is not a given that we’d win here. Our bowlers did what was expected of them. Overall, conditions were in our favour.”The ground is no stranger to low scores, however. The average score here is around 180, the average economy rate just above four an over and a lowest score of 44 by Zimbabwe; Bangladesh lost four wickets in the chase.The outfield was poor as the large covers missed some big spots around the boundary. The super-sopper was hard at work for a couple of hours before the game when the covers were taken off following a light drizzle. Sawdust had to be brought on to help with the drying; the 30-minute delay was shorter than what was expected.Not long after the start, there was a procession of West Indies batsmen towards the pavilion. Danza Hyatt and Marlon Samuels were dismissed by the seamers in quick succession and the batsmen who followed found it difficult to negotiate the turn or, at times, the lack of it, as some deliveries held their line. Nasir Hossain dislodged Kieran Powell with one that turned from off to leg, and Kieron Pollard fell next ball. Shakib Al Hasan took over and with his wily left-arm spin, finished with career-best figures in ODIs.When asked if the result today will erase the memories of being bowled out for 58 against West Indies in the World Cup, Shakib said: “People forget everything right? It is a matter of time.”

Caribbean T20 2011 to be played in January

The second edition of the Caribbean T20 tournament will be played in January 2011, barely six months after this year’s event

Cricinfo staff08-Sep-2010The second edition of the Caribbean T20 tournament will be played in January 2011, just over six months after this year’s event. The tournament was advanced so that the West Indian representative for Champions League 2011 can could be identified earlier.Guyana won the inaugural Caribbean T20, beating Barbados in the final on July 31, and qualified for the 2010 Champions League that gets underway on September 10.”We were informed by the officials of the Champions League that the regional tournament was played too late in the season,” West Indies Cricket Board director Baldath Mahabir explained. “They needed to know who would represent the West Indies at the tournament earlier and this was the major reason in bringing the tournament forward to January, to give them proper notice of our representatives.”The 2010 tournament was marred by poor weather, with three washouts in 16 games, however Mahabir was confident of better conditions following the rescheduling. “Rain affected the tournament this year because we were playing at the tail-end of the cricket season in Trinidad. In January the weather is expected to be much better and this is another plus.”

Philander: South Africa shouldn't be hasty with 'fantastic leader' Bavuma

The former South Africa quick questioned their decision to not play Tabraiz Shamsi in the Champions Trophy semi-final

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Mar-20251:31

Is Bavuma still the best bet to lead SA in ODIs?

Former South Africa fast bowler Vernon Philander has backed Temba Bavuma to continue leading South Africa in ODIs, even as they lost their Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final against New Zealand on Wednesday.South Africa fell short by 50 runs in a chase of 363 in Lahore. Bavuma made a half-century as he tried to anchor the innings, Rassie van der Dussen contributed 69 off 66 and David Miller scored a second successive semi-final hundred but it wasn’t enough.”I think he’s a fantastic leader,” Philander said of Bavuma on ESPNcricinfo’s Match Day show. “I think what he has done over the last 24 months is that he has started to win that change room over. I think he’s done phenomenally well in the Test match arena [where they will play the 2025 championship final] and I don’t think we play near enough ODI cricket to play judgement down on it.”But if you look at his numbers, you look at his records in ODI cricket, I think he has been a wonderful player for South Africa. I think he has led from the front with the bat.”Of course, this evening he just couldn’t get going, but yeah they were heavily reliant on his form to get South Africa to where they are this evening – obviously falling one hurdle short of another final.”But I wouldn’t make a call too early. It’s still early days. I think Temba still has a couple of years left in him,” Philander said. “I just think Cricket South Africa will need to have an overall look at the way they approach, the way they prepare [for ICC tournaments].””And that starts from the top – from your coaches, from your video analysis: ‘What’s going to make my players more effective?’ and then you give the charge over to the captain and say ‘off you go’. So yeah, I just think a lot more planning that needs to be taking place heading into these tournaments.”3:51

Philander: ‘Honest conversations will need to happen’

Philander also questioned South Africa’s decision to play just one specialist spinner in Keshav Maharaj, saying that left-arm wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi would have been a more “effective” option ahead of a fourth seamer on a flat pitch.”I do feel it’s a conversation that needs to happen at the top. I think we’ve got enough players playing in the IPL. They’ve got enough experience playing on these slower surfaces,” Philander said. “So it is a conversation, and an open conversation. At the end of the day you also need to be honest sitting around the table when those kinds of chat do transpire.”But I do feel from a talent point of view, South Africa have got plenty. But it’s about making those right calls for the conditions at hand. I certainly feel we are not too far away from lifting silverware, but at the end of the day, those honest conversations will need to be had sooner or later.”From a management point of view, for years we have stuck to our guns in terms of backing our seamers. But I think we need to go and reassess.”Philander expanded on that, saying the team may need to veer away from playing to their strengths to playing the conditions.”This is not our first tour to the subcontinent,” he said. “There have been generations that have been here before. It is certainly time, from a leadership point of view, we start taking accountability, and for generations to come, what’s going to be effective touring the subcontinent? And certainly in the spin department, we also have to then make sure we produce the quality and calibre of spinners to win you games in the subcontinent.”But if you look at conditions this evening again, [Shamsi] is definitely a much more effective option on those kind of surfaces given the fact that the seamers were really skidding on and the batters enjoy the ball coming onto the bat.”I think it’s a conversation that needs to start at the top, the management needs to be part of it. I think we need to be challenged differently. For far too long, we persist with ‘seamers are going to win you the game’ irrespective of whether it’s at home or in the subcontinent.Philander pointed out, as an example, that bringing spin on earlier could have helped slow down Rachin Ravindra, who took on South Africa’s pacers to give New Zealand a strong start.”Today it was illustrated again. Had we brought spin on earlier in the powerplay, we could have curbed Ravindra from getting off to an absolute flyer at the start. Those are little things that you have to put into play,” he said. “You can’t just play one brand of cricket and hope for results to go your way. Conditions these days play a massive factor in all outcomes of cricket matches and you have to factor in conditions. I don’t think you can be naïve and say that we will go with our four seamers and boss a game in the subcontinent.”

Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran, Kyle Mayers turn down West Indies central contracts

The trio will still be available for T20I series in the coming year, Cricket West Indies said while announcing 14 men’s and 15 women’s contracts

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Dec-2023Former captains Jason Holder and Nicholas Pooran, and allrounder Kyle Mayers, have turned down West Indies central contracts for 2023-24. The trio will however be available for T20I series during the year, Cricket West Indies (CWI) said in a statement announcing 14 men’s contracts and 15 women’s contracts.The men’s list included four new faces in batters Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Tagenarine Chanderpaul and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie, while allrounders Zaida James and Sheneta Grimmond were part of the women’s list for the first time.In an age of increasing workloads and T20 franchise leagues providing players options to secure relative financial security, this is not the first instance of key players turning down West Indies contracts; Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle did so as far back as 2010. In a high-profile case more recently, New Zealand’s pace spearhead Trent Boult gave up his central contract in August last year, but still turned out for his country at the 2023 World Cup. In October this year, Ben Stokes turned down a three-year contract with England, only signing up for one year instead.It remains to be seen if this means Holder (32), who captained West Indies in 37 of his 64 Tests and 86 of his 138 ODIs, is done with the longer formats altogether. Pooran (28) has not played Test cricket, but has captained his side in 17 ODIs with 61 caps in the format. Mayers (31) has played 28 ODIs and 18 Tests, most famously hitting a double-hundred on Test debut to lead a weakened West Indies side to a stirring win chasing 395 against Bangladesh in Chattogram.Mayers and Pooran were retained by Lucknow Super Giants for IPL 2024, though Holder was released by Rajasthan Royals and will be looking for a new deal at the auction on December 19. Pooran has a busy T20 season ahead, set to make his debut in January for Durban Super Giants at the SA20 before travelling to the UAE, having been retained by MI Emirates for the ILT20. Then there’s the IPL, leading into the Men’s T20 World Cup in June, which West Indies are co-hosting with USA.CWI said the contracts list was drawn up taking into account “player performance during the 2022 to 2023 evaluation period” and recommendations from the selection panels.”With a busy year of cricket ahead, in all three formats, we have held several detailed discussions with the head coaches on the brand of cricket they want to play,” West Indies men’s lead selector, Desmond Haynes, said. “We are very clear in the direction we want to go. The players who have been offered contracts are among those who we expect to feature, as we look to build towards challenging for the top spot when we host and compete in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 on home soil. We also have away Test series in Australia and England – these are two major assignments whilst in the 50-over format we look to build a nucleus of players aimed towards the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027.”West Indies women’s lead selector, Ann Browne-John, said: “We have emphasised the development of the younger players, which we view as pivotal in the pathway to the international level.”

West Indies men’s contracts for 2023-24

Alick Athanaze, Kraigg Brathwaite, Keacy Carty, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Joshua Da Silva, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd
Out: Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Nicholas Pooran, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr
In: Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Gudakesh Motie

West Indies women’s contracts for 2023-24

Aaliyah Alleyne, Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Cherry-Ann Fraser, Shabika Gajnabi, Jannillea Glasgow, Sheneta Grimmond, Chinelle Henry, Zaida James, Mandy Mangru, Hayley Matthews, Karishma Ramharack, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams

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