Blog entries about interviews
The Coronavirus pandemic brought sporting activities to a screeching halt from March 2020. Though devastating in many ways, including the deaths of millions of persons worldwide, it has forced sporting organizations to make radical changes. Cricket West Indies (CWI), apart from on the field changes, have had to change how they engage with media. Ahead […]
The news came to me via a WhatsApp from a Jamaican friend on Thursday February 28, 2019 at 8:57 a.m. Grenada time. “Mawnin. Heard that Tony Becca died,” she messaged. “Oh!” I replied in dismay, and immediately set about verifying the information, then sharing the unfortunate news with my family. Still in shock and disbelief, […]
What a cricket match spectators in Grenada witnessed during the 4th One Day International on Wednesday February 27, 2019!!! The air was expectant for sure, given the wash out of the 3rd ODI two days prior. But no one could ever have expected the batting fireworks by both England and the West Indies giving fans […]
He acknowledges his father as the reason that he started playing cricket. “He would take me to cricket from I was 2 years old,” said Sunil Ambris during our interview in January 2019. Sadly, his father had passed away a few months before we spoke. But the lessons will accompany the Vincentian batsman throughout […]
Thanks to Cricket West Indies’s Media & Communications Manager Phillip Spooner for the ‘blurb’ and audio. Technology rocks! West Indies captain Jason Holder spoke to members of the media after the end of the first Test of the Wisden Trophy Series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday January 26, 2019. Apart from congratulating Roston […]
“The ball was coming out really well today and my rhythm was good. I felt really good and enjoyed my bowling. We had specific plans… we were very disciplined and we hit the nail on the head. I was happy for the support of the others and we bowled well as a team today. I have been putting in a lot of work in the nets and today I got some rewards,” Roach said.
In Part 1 of the 2014 interview, we heard Sunil Ambris talking about the different formats of the game, which one he prefers and that Chris Gayle is his favourite player. We learnt that he didn’t have a choice but to play cricket, since his brothers – including big brother Romel Currency- played and also […]