Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday awarded newly-appointed Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Darren Bravo international contracts for red-ball and white-ball cricket, respectively for the 2021-22 season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For the first time, five players - leg-spinner Nkrumah Bonner, wicketkeeper-batsman Joshua Da Silva, upcoming allrounder Akeal Hosein and left-handed batsman Kyle Mayers - have been awarded international retainer contracts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
West Indies chief selector Roger Harper said on Wednesday that Contracts offered for the 2021-22 period sees 18 players being retained, a decrease of four from last year. Jason Holder is the only player to retain his all-format contract due to his strong Test and T20I performances during the evaluation period.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"There are several new players offered red-ball contracts earned by their strong performances during the last period. A number of players were not retained because they did not meet the minimum requirements,<\/strong>" said Harper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n The evaluation period for the 2021-22 contracts covered performances and statistics from April 1, 2020 to April 1, 2021.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Contract list:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n All-Format Contracts<\/strong>: Jason Holder.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Red-ball contracts<\/strong>: Kraigg Brathwaite, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Kyle Mayers, and Kemar Roach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n White-ball contracts<\/strong>: Kieron Pollard, Fabien Allen, Darren Bravo, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis, Alzarri Joseph, Nicholas Pooran, and Hayden Walsh Jr.<\/p>\r\n",
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