ST. JOHN’S – There were no surprises in the player draft of the Professional Cricket League of Cricket West Indies, with franchises opting for homegrown players to complete their 15-member squads for the new season. With franchises requiring only two players to complete their squads, only two rounds of the draft took place via video call, and most of the picks were emerging players with little first-class experience. Five-time champions …
Kallicharan grateful for advice from senior Red Force players
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Kallicharan - Marvin Hamilton
FORMER West Indies Under-19 vice-captain Kirstan Kallicharan is relishing the opportunity to train with the TT Red Force and is especially grateful for the words of advice from his senior team-mates.
Kallicharan has been training and playing practice matches with the Red Force at the National Cricket Centre in Couva and at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. Red Force are preparing for the Cricket West Indies Regional Super50 tournament which will be played in Antigua from February 4 to 27.
Several experienced cricketers have been training leading up to the tournament including Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Rayad Emrit, Denesh Ramdin, Imran Khan and Ravi Rampaul.
Rain forces abandonment of Red Force warm-up games
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Jyd Goolie (left) of the Imran Khan XI survives an attempted run-out during Friday s TT Red Force practice match against the Denesh Ramdin XI at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba. PHOTO BY LINCOLN HOLDER. - Lincoln Holder
RAINS FORCED the abandonment of a pair of TT Red Force warm-up matches at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba on Monday.
The Red Force, under the guidance of recently-appointed coach David Furlonge, are preparing for the 2021 Regional Super50 Cup, which will take place in Antigua from February 4-27.
On Monday, the Denesh Ramdin XI and the Imran Khan XI met for their third scheduled 50-overs trial match. Both squads entered the game with a 1-1 record, after the first two meetings.