BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Former West Indies all-rounder and 2016 T20 World Cup hero Carlos Brathwaite has formally thrown his hat into the ring for a seat on the Barbados Cricket Affiliation (BCA) board.
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His candidacy comes with a daring promise to ship innovation, international perspective, and sustainable options to form the way forward for cricket in Barbados.
Members will forged their votes on August 12 on the historic Kensington Oval, electing board administrators, a board secretary, and a president.
A marketing campaign for gamers, folks, and the longer term
Beneath the rallying cry “For the Gamers. For the Individuals. For the Future”, Brathwaite’s marketing campaign rests on three central pillars:
- Modernizing the Native Recreation – Constructing a digitally related cricket ecosystem that enhances transparency, streamlines communication, and leverages know-how for higher administration.
- Constructing Expertise Pipelines – Forging international partnerships to provide Barbadian gamers and coaches entry to elite-level coaching and competitors.
- Monetary Sustainability – Making a construction that gives honest compensation, rewards ambition, and makes cricket a viable profession for younger athletes.
A transition past the boundary
Having represented the West Indies in 44 ODIs, 41 T20Is, and three Assessments, Brathwaite says he’s prepared for his subsequent chapter.
“I’m trying ahead to a distinct problem. I stay up for bringing contemporary concepts and attempting to get Barbados and West Indies cricket to maximise its assets and finally enhance on-field performances,” he stated.
He describes this shift as a pure development: “From on the sphere, to the commentary field and now doubtlessly on the desk with determination makers.”
Merging custom with trendy calls for
Brathwaite envisions a cricketing framework that honors Barbados’ wealthy heritage whereas adapting to the calls for of at the moment’s skilled sporting panorama. He goals to empower colleges, golf equipment, and grassroots packages with assets to compete and excel, whereas additionally attracting new sponsors to safe the sport’s monetary future.
“I’ve performed quite a lot of cricket in all sectors and skilled the great, the dangerous, and seen some issues that I believe we are able to implement domestically,” he famous.
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“I wish to deliver years of information and expertise — domestically, regionally and internationally — to assist Barbados cricket as greatest as I can.”
