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Batting legend Desmond Haynes was today appointed the new men’s chairman of selectors on a two-and-a-half year contract, as Cricket West Indies’ overhaul of its selection system continued in the wake of last October’s Twenty20 World Cup fiasco.The 65-year-old, who featured in 116 Tests and 238 One-Day Internationals between 1978 and 1994 and who in the past served as a batting consultant to the men’s squad, replaces Roger Harper who was sacked last month.Only last November, Haynes was awarded the Order of Freedom – Barbados’ highest national honour – during the country’s Republ...

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the appointment of legendary former West Indies opening batter, Desmond Haynes, as the lead selector of the West Indies

Say what you like about Roger Harper and his dismissal as the West Indies men’s lead selector after two years and two months in one of the most thankless jobs in regional cricket for the last two decades, I found his interaction with the media, especially when tough questions were asked, to be fascinating.With no pun intended, virtually everyone appears to be harping on how the 58-year-old Guyanese performed ever since he was appointed, along with Miles Bascombe of St. Vincent, on October 16, 2019.Bascombe, 35, has been sent packing as well.Their contracts will be coming to an end on Decembe...

Lead selector Roger Harper and Miles Bascombe will be replaced by Cricket West Indies (CWI) when a new recruitment process for the Men’s Selection Panel commences in January. CWI said their contracts would not be renewed when they ended on December 31.  An Interim Selection Panel has been established, with head coach Phil Simmons at the helm, along with the captains in the respective men’s formats, Kieron Pollard and Kraigg Brathwaite. …

Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Saturday announced that it will commence a recruitment process for the new Men Selection Panel in January.