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What is the role of the West Indies cricket Board?

What is the role of the West Indies cricket Board?

The WICB is charged with aiding regional development of cricket in the Americas region, under the ICC’s development program. To establish and sustain West Indies cricket as the sporting symbol of the West Indies, and the West Indies team as the dominant team in international cricket.

Who is the president of West Indies Cricket Board?

Ricky Skerritt
Ricky Skerritt, Kishore Shallow re-elected as president and vice-president of Cricket West Indies.

Who is the CEO of Cricket West Indies?

Michael Muirhead (Oct 2012–)
West Indies Cricket Board/CEO

What is the role of the West Indies Cricket Board?

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It operates the West Indies cricket team and West Indies A cricket team, organising Test tours and one-day internationals with other teams. It also organises domestic cricket in West Indies, including the Regional Four Day Competition and the WICB Cup domestic one-day (List A) competition.

What happened to the West Indian cricket team?

In the early 1990s, a number of West Indian legends retired from the game and with this began the period of sudden decline. It took a decade to build a champion team, but just took a couple of years for the team to slide in the rankings chart.

What happened to the WICB cricket team?

The talent was there, but with the WICB facing severe financial difficulties then, the cricket team faced consecutive defeats at the hands of teams such as India, Australia, England. The players were not self-motivated to compete and kept underperforming series after series.

How did Clive Lloyd take West Indian cricket to a new level?

Then, in the 1970’s, entered Clive Lloyd, who used his cricketing acumen and leadership skills to take West Indian cricket to a different level. Of course it did help that the team comprised of legends like Vivian Richards, Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner, Michael Holding.