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Sarwan to mentor West Indies ahead of World Cup

 

Former West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan will mentor the West Indies side ahead of their next month's tri-nation ODI series against Bangladesh and hosts Ireland, and the World Cup following it.

Sarwan, who retired in 2016 after a 13-year long international career, has already joined the ongoing week-long training camp in Barbados ahead of next month's trip to Ireland.

Incidentally, Sarwan was not part of the support staff announced by Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Monday for the Ireland tour and the World Cup. However, Sarwan has been roped in specifically to work with the batsmen. It is not yet clear whether he will travel to the UK for the World Cup.

Sarwan said the offer had come from former West Indies wicketkeeper Jimmy Adams, who is CWI's director of cricket. Although it's a short stint, Sarwan said he was "overwhelmed" by the assignment.

"I am very excited to be here," Sarwan said. "When I received the call from Jimmy, I was very overwhelmed at being asked to assist West Indies cricket again.

"I have come here to act as kind of a mentor to the players and try my best to assist them in any technical ways and with any shortcomings where I think they can improve, and to offer as much help to the head coach, Floyd Reifer, and his coaching staff."

Following retirement, Sarwan has been residing in Florida. In an interview with ESPNcricinfo in 2016, Sarwan said the biggest thing in West Indies cricket was the absence of a good cricketing structure that would help the young talent grow.

Now, Sarwan has been given the opportunity to do exactly that and he has already identified areas where he can contribute. He spent time with batsmen Darren Bravo and Shai Hope in the nets on the second day of the team's training camp, currently underway at the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies, on Tuesday.

 

Sarwan pointed out that one of the key areas he wanted the batsmen to focus on was strike rotation and stated that it would take them time to improve it.

"I know our batsmen have struggled in the past with rotating the strike, so I am trying to see how best we can get them to improve in this area," he said. "It's not an overnight fix, but it's important to share ideas with them, so that they have something to build on."

Reifer, who was recently appointed as the interim coach following a review of West Indies' coaching and selection policies led by newly-elected president Ricky Skerritt, outlined the importance of having someone like Sarwan around the team ahead of the big tournament.

"It was very important to have him here," Reifer said. "Sarwan was a player that was outstanding for West Indies. A very good batsman. A very good 'finisher' in limited-overs matches. We thought that a guy like Sarwan, coming into the camp with us whilst planning for the World Cup, would bring a wealth of knowledge.

"We are hoping he can help the batsmen get a better understanding of how to finish games, the mindset, how to approach batting first, how to approach batting last, so we thought that kind of knowledge was very important to share. He fitted in very well. He did a lot of talking and a lot of work with the batsmen."

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Gutsy player used to be fanstastci in his prime...  Lara, Hooper, Sarwan middle order super abba..

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Mushtaq Ahmed, Corey Collymore in West Indies' support staff for World Cup

West Indies' coaching staff for the upcoming tri-series in Ireland as well as the World Cup in England will include former Pakistan spin great Mushtaq Ahmedas well as former fast bowlers from the Caribbean Corey Collymore and Roddy Estwick.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced the team of support staff, who will assist newly appointed interim coach Floyd Reifer, on Monday.

While Estwick was named assistant coach, Mushtaq was put in charge of spin bowling, and Collymore the pace department. None of these three are new to the West Indies set-up, though. Former Barbados fast bowler Estwick was previously named West Indies' bowling coach in May 2016, and has worked with their Under-19s and High Performance Centre. Collymore has served as bowling coach under previous coaches too for the past year. Mushtaq, who has previously worked with England and Pakistan, had taken on a consultancy rolewith West Indies last year.

The new team of coaching staff takes charge in the lead-up to the tri-series against Ireland and Bangladesh, which precedes the World Cup. The squad began a preparatory camp for the assignments in Barbados on April 15.

West Indies' director of cricket Jimmy Adams said: "In consultation with interim head coach Floyd Reifer, [we] assembled a strong support group of coaches to work with the squad for the tri-series... This support group will continue throughout the ICC Cricket World Cup in England."

CWI also announced the appointment of Imran McSood-Amjad as the board's independent director. The decision to appoint McSood-Amjad, the chairman and first CEO of NAGICO, a recent sponsor of domestic cricket in the West Indies, was ratified by the CWI board of directors in a meeting.

A CWI statement said: "Mr McSood-Amjad joins CWI with a wealth of knowledge and experience in the insurance and motor industries. A self-made entrepreneur and philanthropist, Mr McSood-Amjad and his NAGICO Insurances organization have long had an active involvement in West Indies cricket, including NAGICO being a recent past sponsor of the West Indies Super50 Cup. He is also Chairman of Motorworld, Caribbean Auto and International Motors Ltd in St Maarten. His passion for cricket in the West Indies runs deep and he is the founder and current Chairman of the St Maarten Cricket Association."

West Indies' support staff: Floyd Reifer, interim head coach; Roddy Estwick, assistant coach; Corey Collymore, assistant coach, fast bowling; Rayon Griffith, assistant coach, fielding; Mushtaq Ahmed, assistant coach, spin bowling; Rawl Lewis, team manager; Dr Oba Gulston, physiotherapist; Corey Bocking, strength and conditioning coach; Dexter Augustus, video and data analyst; Steven Sylvester, sports psychologist; Zephyrinus Nicholas, massage therapist

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@dalapathi

 

Gutsy player used to be fanstastci in his prime...  Lara, Hooper, Sarwan middle order super abba..

sarwan mcgrath godava gurtunda 

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Rayudu, pant, saini are standby anta...

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2 minutes ago, JANASENA said:

 

He still have chance ba...remaining ipl matches la rahul n vijay sankar ganni injure chesi dobbali..

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sar sara sye .... e sari manadey strong team ....

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Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini named standbys for World Cup

Nagraj Gollapudi
Deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo
Ambati Rayudu and Rishabh Pant might have missed the bus for the World Cup, but the two could yet be a part of the action in England and Wales after being named as standbys - along with uncapped paceman Navdeep Saini- by the selectors.

Meet India's back-ups for the 2019 World Cup ESPNcricinfo
ESPNcricinfo understands that the selectors had proposed having the three of them as the back-ups in case there is an injury in the 15-man squad that was announced on Monday. There is no order in which they will be picked - if the situation crops up at all - and the selectors will make their choice depending on the requirements of the team.

Of the three standbys, only Saini will travel to England with the main squad as he is also part of the quartet of net bowlers that has been approved. Along with Saini, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan would be part of the Indian entourage.

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The development comes as a bit of solace for Rayudu, especially, and Pant, who were leading contenders in the lead-up to the selection meeting. MSK Prasad, the chairman of India's selection committee, clarified afterwards that Rayudu had lost his spot to Tamil Nadu batting allrounder Vijay Shankar because the latter brought "three dimensions" to the table; he is an excellent fielder along with being a dependable batsman and medium pacer.

Although Pant has not reacted in any form, Rayudu posted a message on his Twitter feed on Tuesday, saying he had ordered 3D glasses to watch the World Cup. It is understood that both the BCCI and the selectors have noted Rayudu's reaction, but have described as emotional.

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Vijay Shankar was instead chosen ahead of Rayudu, with the chairman of selectors MSK Prasad noting that the all-rounder was a “three-dimensional” option.

“We did give a few more chances to Rayudu but Vijay Shankar gives three dimensions. He can bat, if the conditions are overcast, he can bowl, plus he is a fielder. We are looking at Vijay Shankar as a No. 4,” chief selector MSK Prasad said, justifying his decision. 

Not one to stay mum, Rayudu responded to being left out by throwing some serious shade at the selector's statement. 

“Just Ordered a new set of 3d glasses to watch the world cup,” he wrote. 

 

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Vijay Shankar was instead chosen ahead of Rayudu, with the chairman of selectors MSK Prasad noting that the all-rounder was a “three-dimensional” option.

“We did give a few more chances to Rayudu but Vijay Shankar gives three dimensions. He can bat, if the conditions are overcast, he can bowl, plus he is a fielder. We are looking at Vijay Shankar as a No. 4,” chief selector MSK Prasad said, justifying his decision. 

Not one to stay mum, Rayudu responded to being left out by throwing some serious shade at the selector's statement. 

“Just Ordered a new set of 3d glasses to watch the world cup,” he wrote. 

 

I will do the same..

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3 minutes ago, Sarvapindi said:

I will do the same..

if I were in his place.. I would have let my bat do the talking 

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6 minutes ago, PakkintiKurradu said:

if I were in his place.. I would have let my bat do the talking 

Wc is dream ...n this is his last chance..