West Indies preparing for Champions Trophy
Published:Tuesday | September 1, 2009 | 9:14 AM
The West Indies cricket squad is now in Barbados preparing for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy.
The squad had its first training session yesterday at Kensington Oval under the supervision of Barbadian coaches Hendy Springer, Wendell Coppin and Roddy Estwick.
The squad has been weakened by the absence of a number of regular players who went on strike during the home series against Bangladesh, because of a contract dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board, WICB.
Although the regular players called off the strike action and made themselves available for selections, the board decided to stick with the squad that played against Bangladesh.
West Indies, under the leadership of Floyd Reifer, will leave on Friday for South Africa, where the Champions Trophy will be contested.
The Caribbean side has been drawn in Group ‘A’ of the competition with defending champions Australia, Pakistan and India.
Their opening match is on September 26 against the Aussies at the Wanderers.