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GUYANA CHRONICLE Saturday, May 14, 2016
Lara-Cozier pivotal in Windies revival WEST Indies batting legend Brian Lara on Thursday revealed that cricket commentator Tony Cozier who died on Wednesday, played a pivotal role in reviving the fortunes of West Indies cricket in 1999. Paying tribute to the 75-year old veteran, Lara said the two shared a very important moment in his career, and one which he described as a turning point. “It happened after returning from South Africa in 1999 after a five-nil drubbing and a first Test loss to Australia. I sought out the advice of Tony as I believed him to be the one person who had the first hand experience to comment on where we were going wrong and what we could have done to arrest the painstaking slide. That conversation played a pivotal role in our winning the next two
TONY COZIER
Kallis joins TKR as Chief Mentor SHAH Rukh Khan-owned Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) has announced that legendary South African cricketer Jacques Kallis will serve as its Chief Mentor for the 2016 HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign. Kallis, an accomplished all-rounder who scored 19 695 first-class runs and took 427 wickets overall in an illustrious career across all three formats, was a key part of the team’s victorious campaign last year. Now he, along with head coach Simon Helmot, will lead the charge as defending champions. “We are very glad to have the legend onboard in the TKR setup as Chief Mentor and JACQUES KALLIS I look forward to working with him closely this year,” said Simon Helmot, head coach of TKR. Kallis has a long-standing association with the Knight Riders family. He played for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) from 2011 to 2014 and played a big role in helping KKR win two IPL championships in 2012 and 2014. He then became part of the coaching set-up of the team, before taking over the mantle of head coach of KKR this year.
Test Matches and drawing the series against the then best team in the world, Australia,” said Lara. Lara said Cozier’s death was a loss. “It’s a sad day for West Indies Cricket and the entire cricketing fraternity. Tony Cozier veteran cricket commentator was the voice of cricket for generations.’ Lara said Cozier was the voice that taught him about cricket. “In 1975/76 when West Indies played Australia in Australia, I was just seven years old. I started to listen to Tony’s voice over my dad’s transistor and that kindled my love for the game. His commentary was so descriptive, vivid, energetic and engaging, I could have visualized each ball, each over. I remember meeting Tony for the first time and it was as memorable as my first encounter with the
Windies Men get new bowling coach for Tri-Nation ODIs ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Roderick Estwick will join the technical team for the West Indies in the upcoming 2016 Tri-Nation one-day international series. Estwick, who is the bowling coach for the Barbados Pride Franchise, replaces bowling consultant, Sir Curtly Ambrose. Estwick has to his credit, national coachof-the-year in Barbados in 2005 and 2011. He was head coach for the Barbados Under-19 team which won three titles between 2000 and 2004. Additionally, he toured extensively with the West Indies Un- RODERICK ESTWICK der-19 in and out of the region and has participated in the High Performance Centre programme. Estwick played first class cricket for his country, Barbados, Transvaal and West Indies ‘A’ between 1983 and 1990. Estwick will join the squad for the upcoming camp which will start, Thursday, May 19. Sir Curtly was with the senior men’s team for the last three years and toured extensively. His last assignment was with the winning men’s World T20 team this year in India.
great players at that time, such was his passion and love for the game.” Lara added, “For 58 years, Tony devoted his life to West Indies cricket never once losing his passion, even amid the turmoil West Indies cricket sometimes faced. He had an indomitable will, a fierce passion and a devotion to the game that was second to none. “Tony was a living history book, who had the unique ability to bring to contemporary cricket commentary a deep sense of strategy and analysis, as well as decades of watching history upfront. He lived it, he had worked it and he had absorbed it. That added a layer to his broadcasting, journalism and commentary that will be hard for anyone to match. I offer my deepest condolences to all his loved ones. He will never be forgotten. (”First Published In The Trinidad Guardian.)
Pakistan, Windies series could be moved to Sri Lanka RISING costs could force the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to move the series against the West Indies, scheduled for the UAE later this year, to Sri Lanka. According to the reports the PCB believes the cost for hosting home series in the UAE makes it increasingly difficult to make a profit. The PCB reportedly paid over $3.5M for hosting the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Dubai and Sharjah this year and has already been quoted even higher figures for the next edition. While the PCB is yet to make contact with the Sri Lanka Cricket Board on the issue sources indicate the situation was becoming untenable. “All the broadcasting rights have already been sold, so an additional way to earn money is to cut down on expenses, which is where Sri Lanka comes into the equation,” The Express Tribune quoted an unnamed source as saying. “We’re not bound to hold our Future Tours Programme (FTP) series in the UAE, so Sri Lanka and Bangladesh can be considered as alternate options for our home series, as playing there is affordable in comparison.” The September to October series against the West Indies will consist of two Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 internationals. (Sportsmax.com)
Golden Jubilee three-stage cycle road race starts today TOP riders will today vie for supremacy when the Golden Jubilee three-stage cycle road race event rolls off in Berbice. The first leg is scheduled to pedal off this morning at the 07:30hrs from the Corriverton Police Station and finish at New Amsterdam. (46.6 Miles) (75km).
Of the 19 open races completed for the year, the Team Gillette Evolution has picked up 16 wins which gives them the tag of favourites during this year’s championship. Defending champion Orville Hinds who won last year’s event in six hours,
50 minutes and 37 seconds is again back in action. Meanwhile, the second stage starts at 14:00hrs from Rosignol and will proceed to CARIFESTA Avenue, Georgetown for the finish. (60.4 Miles) (97.1km). For the final stage tomorrow, the event
starts at Kara Kara, Linden at 08:00hrs and concludes at Homestretch Avenue in Georgetown. (64.5 Miles) (103.3km). According to the organisers, nine riders from Anguilla will be a part of the Jubilee event which has attracted over 50 participants.