returns to Knight Riders

Dwayne Bravo has returned to Trinbago Knight Riders ahead of the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL)

Bravo returns to the Knight Riders after two seasons with St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, having won the title with them in 2021

Bravo is the leading wicket-taker in T20 history and has more wickets than any other player at the CPL with 124 victims in these 97 matches

Bravo is also the leading wicket-taker for the Knight Riders with more than 100 wickets for his home franchise

Bravo represented the Trinidad franchise from 2013 to 2020 claiming the title four times in that period With five CPL titles, Bravo is the most successful player in the tournament’s history and he is synonymous with Trinidad cricket so his return to his home team will be an exciting prospect for Knight Riders fans

The complete squads for the Republic Bank CPL will be announced during the draft show which will be broadcast at the end of June 2023

Kieron Pollard, TKR captain said: “Very exciting times. The champion DJ Bravo is coming back to his home franchise TKR Our relationship and our friendship is second to none and this is a very good opportunity for us both to represent TKR together once again, in the upcoming season We are very happy to have him back in red and black ”

Venky Mysore, TKR Team Director said: “DJ (Champion) Bravo has been one of the key pillars on which TKR has been built We are delighted to welcome him back home & look forward to another enjoyable season There’s no doubt the entire #TeamTKR and our fans will eagerly look forward to seeing him back in TKR colours” knowledge along with collaborative efforts alongside Daren, will make a positive contribution to player development and team performances,” Coley stated

In March, CWI announced that the role of head coach for the West Indies senior men ’ s teams will be split into two separate positions, a decision made with reference to the recommendation by the independent three-member World Cup review group to consider splitting coaching duties as one factor to help improve preparation

Johnny Grave, CEO of CWI said: “We are delighted to announce the appointments of Andre and Daren to the positions of red-ball and white-ball head coaches of the senior men ’ s teams They are well-equipped for their roles, and we are confident they will bring different perspectives, skills and a real passion to the West Indies dressing room

“The introduction of separate coaches signals the start of a new approach for the West Indies men ’ s teams, and we know it will enable greater focus on player communication, team planning and preparation to the benefit of our players and West Indies cricket ”

The recruitment process for a head coach of the West Indies Women’s team has commenced and the deadline for applications is Wednesday

The timing and process for appointing a new head coach of the West Indies Academy to replace Coley will be announced at a later date

CWI views are clear on ICC revenue distribution and global T20 franchises

Chief executive officer Johnny Grave said Cricket West Indies (CWI) has long made its views known on two news items in the sport that caught international headlines over the past week

Grave said CWI had already written extensive reports to the ICC, the sport’s world body, on the issue of its revenue distribution model, and the lure of players away from the international stage to franchise Twenty20 tournaments around the globe

The issue of the ICC revenue distribution model became topical when it was revealed that under a proposed new deal, the Indian board was projected to collect nearly 40 per cent of net surplus, about U S $230 million per year of annual earnings of U S $600 million, from the world body’s next four-year commercial cycle

“There have been no discussions at the ICC chief executives committee meetings on the core distributions from 2024 onwards,” Grave said during a virtual news conference recently, following a CWI board meeting the previous day

“Clearly, on the back of improved media rights deals that the ICC have announced a few months ago, we would certainly be expecting more revenue for CWI from ICC, but we are working to assiduously improve all our revenue streams and explore other diverse revenue opportunities, including the investment we have made here in Antigua at the Coolidge Cricket Ground ”

Grave said there was likely to be discussions about the new revenue distribution model at the next ICC board meeting that will happen about the time of the World Test Championship final in June in London – but CWI’s view have been made clear for the past four years

“We wrote a paper to the ICC back in 2019 about the economics of cricket and talking about the importance of equal revenue sharing and the importance of competitive balance to ensure that as many teams as possible have the opportunity to be successful, to create that uncertainty about who wins in matches, and to keep the sport at all levels across the world, not only sustainable, but also grow,” he said

“The philosophy of CWI is that we need all the full members of ICC and the associates to be growing the sport, and protecting the sport in their countries, and clearly, the more teams that have a genuine chance in the eyes of fans of winning world cups will create the greatest contest on the field, will create the greatest interest in our sport That remains our philosophy ”

It also emerged during the past week that five-time Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians could offer Barbados-born, England speedster Jofra Archer a lucrative, year-round deal that will require him to play for its partner teams around the world and force the England & Wales Cricket Board to seek permission from the franchise for him to play international matches

Both Grave and new CWI president Dr Kishore Shallow said the franchise vs international team discussion was nothing new, but the latest development could threaten the stability of the sport globally

“It’s something that if you were doing a SWOT analysis, you would consider it a ‘threat’,” Shallow said “It’s something we must discuss formally One of the committees we set up (on Thursday) was to review NOCs, and I would expect this will be quite high on the agenda