Members of the victorious West Indies U19 team arrived in Barbados on Tuesday from
We are the World Champs! Members of the victorious West Indies U19 team shortly after their arrival in Barbados.
Bangladesh after being crowned champions of the ICC U19 World Cup on Sunday, when they beat India in the final by five wickets with three balls to spare at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.
They were hosted to two special welcome ceremonies in Barbados on Tuesday.
In attendance were Richard Sealy, Acting Prime Minister of Barbados; Stephen Lashley, Minister of Sports in Barbados; Michael Muirhed, CEO of West Indies Cricket Board; Joel Garner, West Indies legend and President of the Barbados Cricket Association; Desmond Haynes, West Indies legend and Chairman of Cricket Legends of Barbados; David Deane, CEO of Barbados Cricket Association; and Connor Looney, CEO of Digicel Barbados – Digicel is the the official team sponsor.
The young Windies road to the title:
First Round
Fri, Jan 29: West Indies lost to England by 61 runs – Chittagong
Sun, Jan 31: West Indies beat Fiji by 262 runs – Chittagong
CEO of WICB Michael Muirhead greets captain Shimron Hetmyer.
Tue, Feb 2: West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 2 runs – Chittagong
Quarter-final: Mon, Jan 8: West Indies beat Pakistan by 5 wickets – Fatullah
Semi-final: Thu, Feb 11: West Indies beat Bangladesh Under-19s by 3 wickets – Dhaka
Final: Sun, Feb 14: West Indies beat India by 5 wickets – Dhaka