West Indies appoint Desmond Haynes as national selection panel chief until 2024

Along
with
his
most
outstanding
cricket
credentials,
Haynes
was
recently
honoured
by
the
University
of
the
West
Indies
with
an
Honorary
Doctorate
Degree
and
is
a
former
Senator
in
the
Parliament
of
Barbados.

He
was
confirmed
as
the
new
Men’s
Team
Lead
Selector
during
a
meeting
of
the
CWI
Board
of
Directors.

“I
would
like
to
thank
President
Skerritt
and
the
CWI
Board
of
Directors
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
serve
West
Indies
cricket
once
again.

“Being
a
Selector
is
a
thankless
task,
but
a
critical
role
in
our
cricket
system
and
I
am
honoured
to
be
appointed,”
Desmond
Haynes
stated
in
an
official
release.

“I
have
always
indicated
that
I
would
assist
West
Indies
cricket
in
anyway
possible
and
I
see
this
as
an
opportunity
to
do
just
that.
I
pledge
to
carry
out
my
duties
in
a
fair
and
professional
manner,”
he
added.

Haynes
will
lead
the
West
Indies
Men’s
Selection
Panel
until
June
30
2024,
a
period
that
includes
four
ICC
Global
Events,
two
T20
World
Cups
(2022
&
2024),
the
Cricket
World
Cup
(2023)
and
the
World
Test
Championship
Final
(2023).

CWI
President,
Ricky
Skerritt,
said:
“I
am
delighted
to
confirm
that
the
Desmond
Haynes
has
agreed
to
re-join
the
CWI
cricket
system
as
the
Lead
Selector.
His
cricket
knowledge
and
experience
are
second
to
none,
and
I
am
confident
that
Desmond
is
the
right
man
for
the
right
job,
at
the
right
time.

“On
behalf
of
our
Board
of
Directors
and
all
stakeholders,
I
wish
Desmond
every
success
as
he
commences
his
important
Lead
role,
which
starts
immediately.
I
want
to
also
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
Roger
Harper
and
Miles
Bascombe
for
their
commitment
and
integrity
whilst
they
served
on
the
Panel
over
the
past
two
years,”
he
added.