(Reuters) – Former opening batsman and check nice Desmond Haynes was appointed lead selector for West Indies on Thursday.
The 65-year-old Barbadian will lead the choice panel till June 30, 2024, a interval that features two T20 World Cups, the 2023 Cricket World Cup and World Test Championship Final.
Haynes performed in 116 checks, scoring 7,487 runs, and 238 sooner or later internationals for West Indies between 1978 and 1994. He gained the World Cup in 1979 and captained the facet in 4 Tests.
“Being a selector is a thankless job, however a important function in our cricket system and I’m honoured to be appointed,” he stated in an announcement.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, modifying by Ken Ferris)
