Latest update October 9th, 2026 6:21 PM
Cricket governance
Dear Editor,
Invariably, it may be easy to blame Darren Sammy, but the trajectory and course of events ultimately rest with Windies Cricket Board of Directors and its administration.
There is no precedent in international cricket for the system that currently exists in the West Indies, where one individual serves as both Head Coach and sole selector, effectively deciding who represents the regional team while operating without meaningful independent oversight.
What makes this even more concerning is that Cricket West Indies has an 18-member Board of Directors—twice the size of the boards of Australia, India, New Zealand, and Pakistan, each of which has a nine-member board. Yet, despite having a significantly larger board, Cricket West Indies is unique among these major cricketing nations in not having a multi-person selection committee to provide collective oversight of the selection process.
This failure of governance by the 18 directors has created an environment where extraordinary authority is concentrated in one individual. Without proper checks and balances, it is inevitable that decisions will be questioned and confidence in the selection process will diminish.
The responsibility therefore lies squarely with the Cricket West Indies Board of Directors, many of whom remain in obscurity instead of providing the leadership, accountability, and oversight that the organisation requires.
Cricket West Indies’ 2024–2027 Strategic Plan commits the organisation to governance, accountability, transparency, and periodic reviews. Yet, from a public disclosure standpoint, there is no evidence that these governance reviews are taking place or that their findings are being shared with stakeholders.
Most major cricketing nations, including Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, utilise a multi-person selection panel or committee to provide collective oversight of team selection. Cricket West Indies stands apart by concentrating both the Head Coach and sole selector roles in one individual, without an independent selection committee to provide collective oversight.
This is not simply a coaching issue—it is fundamentally a governance issue, and it is one that the 18-member Board of Directors must address.
Regards,
Kris Kooblall
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