Vaneisa Baksh

Writer and editor based in Trinidad

Walsh lends Lara a shoulder

Walsh lends Lara a shoulder

Another big gesture from a big man famous for them

12-Jul-2009•Vaneisa Baksh

West Indian listlessness a sign of the times

West Indian listlessness a sign of the times

As West Indies slumped to a series defeat, Caribbean ire has been as high as the jubilation a few weeks ago

Some backbone at last

Some backbone at last

The pitches may have been dead and the referrals system may have raised more problems than it solved, but West Indies can congratulate themselves on the progress they have made

11-Mar-2009•Vaneisa Baksh

What's happened to West Indies?

What's happened to West Indies?

It was clear West Indies were thinking throughout this match, keeping their composure, and sticking to a plan

08-Feb-2009•Vaneisa Baksh

Lone star state

Chanderpaul stood head and shoulders above his middling team, and the board bumbled it's way all through

03-Jan-2009•Vaneisa Baksh

What's the shouting about?

What's the shouting about?

Stanford and his tournament are being reviled left and right, but there seems to be surprisingly little ground for the uproar

Heartening signs

Heartening signs

While old failings continue to haunt West Indies, they have begun of late to make a much better fist of contests

19-Jun-2008•Vaneisa Baksh

Nothing new has emerged

Nothing new has emerged

Watching the second Test wend its way towards a draw, it occurred to Vaneisa Baksh that the most exciting cricket really comes from evenly matched teams

03-Jun-2008•Vaneisa Baksh

Spirits are lifting but hard work remains

Spirits are lifting but hard work remains

West Indies have an improving attack and more fighting spirit than they have shown for some time, but the same old cracks still appeared when it counted, writes Vaneisa Baksh

26-May-2008•Vaneisa Baksh

Where spin is a sin

Where spin is a sin

West Indies' rich legacy of pace bowling is mostly history, so why are they still not giving spinners a fair go?

19-May-2008•Vaneisa Baksh

Raised on radio

Raised on radio

In the West Indies, the relationship you formed with cricket was filtered through one omnipresent medium

28-Feb-2008•Vaneisa Baksh

Stanford's win-win situation

Stanford's win-win situation

The second edition of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament has been a success. More important, it marks the success of a rigorous approach to developing top-drawer cricketers

26-Feb-2008•Vaneisa Baksh

Appetite for escalation

Appetite for escalation

The Stanford 20/20 is back, in its second edition, and Allen Stanford has pulled out the stops, as the opening ceremony proved

29-Jan-2008•Vaneisa Baksh

All's not well that ends well

All's not well that ends well

For West Indies, 2007 was a year of tumult, crammed with historical events and twists, ugly politics and blame games. But it ended with a grand victory in South Africa

04-Jan-2008•Vaneisa Baksh

A team, after all

A team, after all

Vaneisa Baksh assesses the impact of West Indies' victory

29-Dec-2007•Vaneisa Baksh

Lloyd's no magician

Lloyd's no magician

Clive Lloyd shouldn't be expected to turn things around for West Indies as manager

Marriage of convenience

Marriage of convenience

The implications of the WICB's decision to accommodate Allen Stanford

Lessons from a salvo

Lessons from a salvo

How Ramnaresh Sarwan's recent criticism of former coach Bennett King is symptomatic of what ails West Indian cricket at large

In at the deep end

In at the deep end

Julian Huntethe, new WICB president, inherits unenviable burdens

Ramnarine lacking support and history

Ramnarine lacking support and history

The West Indies Players' Association has expanded its activities and interests, and grown more vociferous and assertive, but respect and power seem elusive

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