In a stunning transfer, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has excluded prime T20 participant Nicholas Pooran and former captain Jason Holder from their listing of contracted gamers, even because the group launched multi-year contracts for the primary time in its historical past.
The choice comes as a part of a ground-breaking contract announcement following a brand new four-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in January 2024 between CWI and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA).
Fifteen senior males’s gamers have been awarded contracts, with six receiving multi-year offers primarily based on their performances throughout the 2023-2024 analysis interval. Nevertheless, the absence of Pooran and Holder—each pivotal figures in West Indies cricket—has raised eyebrows, particularly given their substantial contributions lately.
The boys awarded multi-year contracts are: Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales.
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As well as, Roston Chase has obtained his first worldwide contract for the upcoming season. The opposite males’s gamers on one-year contracts embrace: Alick Athanaze, Kraigg Brathwaite, Keacy Carty, Joshua Da Silva, Kavem Hodge, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Rovman Powell.
Equally, for the ladies’s crew, three gamers have secured multi-year offers: Hayley Matthews (Captain), Stafanie Taylor, and Shemaine Campbelle,
The remaining 12 senior ladies’s gamers, together with Deandra Dottin and Shamilia Connell, have been awarded one-year contracts.
CWI Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe emphasised the group’s dedication to supporting regional gamers, highlighting the significance of those contracts in constructing confidence and readability for each events. Nevertheless, the exclusion of Pooran and Holder is anticipated to generate discussions about the way forward for these key gamers inside the West Indies setup.
