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CWI launches high-performance initiatives to accelerate player, coaching development
SportsMax – Cricket West Indies (CWI) started 2025 with three groundbreaking high-performance programmes aimed at elevating the standard of West Indies cricket across all levels. The initiatives brought together international expertise and regional talent in an unprecedented effort to strengthen both playing and coaching capabilities.
The first two initiatives focus on advanced batting techniques against spin bowling and enhancing spin bowling capabilities with a focus on wrist spin. The specialized High-Performance Batting Spin and Spin Bowling Camp began on January 11 and runs until January 17. It features 30 of the region’s most promising players.
Under the guidance of Chennai Super Kings Academy Head Coach Sriram Krishnamurthi and spin bowling coach Amar Rashid, the six-day intensive programmes aim to refine participants’ skills. For players like Matthew Nandu (Guyana), Kirk McKenzie (Jamaica), and Kevin Wickham (Barbados), this camp builds on their experience at the Chennai Super Kings Academy in India last December, where they trained alongside four other West Indies players.
The six-day intensive programmes aim to refine participants’ skills.
The third initiative is a Coaching Symposium, held at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua from January 13 to 15. The symposium aimed to enhance the skillsets of regional franchise coaches while broadening their knowledge to support franchise and international players’ development.
One of the symposium’s key objectives was to bring clarity to coaches on the requirements for developing and managing players at the franchise level to meet the West Indies brand. It also aimed at empowering and enabling a collaborative learning community among coaches to achieve world-class outcomes.
Newly appointed West Indies Head Coach Daren Sammy as one of six presenters over the three days. Coaches from the Chennai Super Kings Academy joined CWI Coaching Development Consultant James Davidson in delivering sessions.
In attendance were eleven franchise coaches and two from the Combined Campuses and Colleges team. The symposium provided a platform for knowledge exchange and emphasized creating a pathway for coaching excellence in the region.
A number of leading rising regional players are expected to benefit.
CWI Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe praised the three initiatives.
“These parallel programs represent a strategic investment in West Indies cricket’s future. By bringing together international expertise with our regional talent, we are developing skills and building a sustainable cricket ecosystem. The combination of specialized player development through our High-Performance Camp and the elevation of coaching standards through the symposium creates a powerful framework for success.
“Particularly exciting for us is the way we have connected our recent initiatives, like the Chennai Super Kings Academy experience, with these new programmes to create continuous development pathways. This comprehensive approach ensures we’re developing both our current and next generation of cricket professionals in alignment with modern cricket demands,” Bascombe said.
Cricket West Indies remains committed to a comprehensive approach to player and coaching development, ensuring the region’s cricket remains competitive and aligned with modern cricket demands.
Eleven (11) coaches from the six franchises attended the symposium, along with two coaches from the Combined Campuses and Colleges team.
| Batters | Spin Bowlers |
| Kevlon Anderson | Ryan Bandoo |
| Jewel Andrew (U19) | Navin Bidaisee |
| Ackeem Auguste | Joshua Bishop |
| Teddy Bishop | Yannic Cariah |
| John Campbell | Bryan Charles |
| Tagenarine Chanderpaul | Darel Cyrus |
| Rivaldo Clarke | Mavendra Dindyal |
| Joshua Dorne (U19) | Chaim Holder |
| Justin Jaggasar | Vitel Lawes (U19s) |
| Jordan Johnson | Avinash Mahabirsingh |
| Kirk McKenzie | Abhijai Mansingh |
| Matthew Nandu | Michael McKenzie (U19) |
| Carlon Bowen-Tuckett | Zishan Motara |
| Kevin Wickham | Tamarie Redwood |
| Nathan Sealy | |
| Hayden Walsh Jr |
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