Colin Benjamin

Daren Sammy: 'I have a dream that I'll be part of another World Cup title in the near future'

The West Indies white-ball coach is on a mission to remould the T20 side into the world-beating force they once were

10-Oct-2024•Colin Benjamin

CWI 'admit liability' in Phil Simmons' unfair dismissal case

Former coach claims damages of more than US$300,000 following sacking in September 2016

18-Mar-2019•Colin Benjamin

Jason Holder set to be named West Indies T20 captain for England series

Carlos Brathwaite would make way in move to keep ODI squad together ahead of World Cup

28-Feb-2019•George Dobell and Colin Benjamin

CWI opens doors for Narine, Pollard and Bravo comebacks into national side

The players have been asked to play in the Super50, perform and push for a recall, following meetings between the board and the players' agent in Trinidad

24-Jul-2018•Colin Benjamin

Denied the opportunity to help Caribbean people - Bravo

Some of West Indies' best-known players are claiming they were "denied the opportunity…. to help Caribbean people" by being omitted from the teams involved in the Hurricane Relief game at Lord's

24-Apr-2018•Colin Benjamin

CWI offering players '$25,000 to tour Pakistan'

Cricket West Indies is offering its contracted and non-contracted players major pay hikes as an incentive to play the series of three T20 internationals in Pakistan next month

19-Mar-2018•Colin Benjamin

White-ball contracts for West Indies players

A player contracted in the A category can now earn over USD 300,000, independent of domestic T20 deals, more than double of the previous highest-earning contracts

14-Dec-2017•Colin Benjamin

Pollard, Narine, Badree, Simmons to play Pak T20s

The Trinidad quartet of Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons and Samuel Badree has been picked by the West Indies selectors to play in the T20 segment of the limited-overs series against Pakistan

17-Mar-2017•Colin Benjamin

When England overcame a Chanderpaul special

In a match featuring a couple of future West Indies mainstays, Darren Gough and Co scrapped their way past the finish line

06-Mar-2017•Colin Benjamin

'I embrace the comparison with Russell'

Rovman Powell talks about dealing with great expectations, his Test ambitions, and wanting to give back to his mother

01-Mar-2017•Interview by Colin Benjamin

'Was more focused on winning than getting all ten'

Nikita Miller, the Jamaica captain, has said he was more focused on securing victory for his side rather than gaining a record 10-wicket innings haul against Trinidad & Tobago in the recently concluded fourth round of the WICB Regional Four-Day Tournament

14-Dec-2016•Colin Benjamin

Pollard barred from SA T20 league as WICB imposes NOC levy

Kieron Pollard, the West Indies allrounder, has been denied a No-Objection Certificate to compete in South Africa's domestic T20 league

07-Nov-2016•Colin Benjamin

Pollard slams WICB for questioning his commitment

Allrounder Kieron Pollard said he had been told he was not committed enough in this batting during West Indies' 0-3 defeats in the ODIs and T20Is against Pakistan in the UAE

25-Oct-2016•Colin Benjamin

Pollard, Ramdin dropped from ODI squad

West Indies have dropped Kieron Pollard and Denesh Ramdin from their ODI squad for next month's tri-series in Zimbabwe, which also features Sri Lanka

12-Oct-2016•Colin Benjamin

When Pakistan KO-ed Richards and Co

Thirty years ago this month, Wasim Akram, Imran Khan and Abdul Qadir brought down the mighty West Indies in Faisalabad

11-Oct-2016•Colin Benjamin

Former WICB officials call for forensic audit of board

Former presidents and officials of the West Indies Cricket Board have urged CARICOM to conduct a forensic audit of the board in order to save West Indies cricket from "absolute and total downfall"

08-Sep-2016•Colin Benjamin

The rise of young quicks, and underdog success

Players, coaches and officials on four major talking points from CPL 2016

15-Aug-2016•Colin Benjamin

Remembering West Indies' last major series win

Against India in 2002, Hooper, Dillon, Chanderpaul and Co. gave their fans something to cheer about

21-Jul-2016•Colin Benjamin

A few old questions, and a new IPL influence

From a strong IPL influence to persistent questions over financial sustainability, here are four talking points as CPL 2016 gets underway

30-Jun-2016•Colin Benjamin

Double standards hurting West Indies' chance to rebuild

The inclusion of Narine and Pollard in the ODI squad, and the omission of the likes of Russell, Sammy and Bravo, raises questions about the WICB's selection policy

22-May-2016•Colin Benjamin

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