Wednesday 9th February 2022 will be an exciting day in regional cricket in the West Indies. It marks the return of Cricket West Indies (CWI) First Class championships after two years, halted due to the [seemingly] never-ending Coronavirus pandemic. The first two rounds will be played 9th – 12th February and 15th – 18th February, […]
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 […]
Sunil Ambris’s 94 runs against the visiting English bowlers in their second warm up match was a timely reminder of his ability to score runs. It especially stood out since no other batsman managed more than 22. Having been seconded to that CWI President’s XI from his regional team Windwards Volcanoes, following their – some […]
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 […]
In 2014, within four months after I had interviewed Vincentian batsman Sunil Ambris for the first time, he was selected to play for the West Indies A team against Sri Lanka A. It was the stepping stone to his eventual call up for the senior team to play in a One Day International in 2017. […]
Sunil who? Most people in the Caribbean would first think of Sunil Narine. But this Vincentian first caught my attention during a Windwards Islands tournament about 4 years ago. Living in Grenada, I get to follow that cricket tournament and have been to some of the matches. The batsman, who is brother to Romel Currency, […]