CWI aligns talent identification network with senior men’s team vision 

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has taken a significant step in streamlining its talent identification pathways, with Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe convening a three-day workshop for territorial talent identifiers in Trinidad.

Held from May 8-10 during the West Indies Breakout League, the initiative aimed to foster closer alignment between regional scouting efforts and the strategic direction of the senior men’s team.

The workshop brought together CWI’s network of six territorial talent identifiers with key personnel from the high-performance and coaching staff, including Senior Men’s Team Head Coach Daren Sammy, High-Performance Manager Dwain Gill, Senior Talent Manager Jamal Smith, and CWI Performance Analyst Avenesh Seetaram.

Discussions focused on improving evaluation methods, standardising player assessment models, and ensuring seamless integration of identified talent into the senior team environment.

Head Coach Daren Sammy highlighted the workshop’s importance in connecting regional structures with the principles driving the international side.

“It’s a great initiative… with the intention to provide context and guidance to this instrumental group,” Sammy stated. “giving them an in-depth look into what we do at the highest level in all three formats of the game.”

Sammy added that the sessions covered the processes, data analysis, and how these translate into identifying players for specific roles within the teams. “The workshop gave us the opportunity to show our Talent IDs a template that they could mirror in their home territories, regarding planning and tactical aspects at the international level,” he explained.

Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe outlined the primary objective: “ensure that the Territorial Talent identifiers know the processes that drive selection and, by extension, talent identification and development.

” He also noted the opportunity taken to align the depth charting process and gather input for a system-wide standardised player assessment model, describing the feedback as “extremely valuable.”

Both Sammy and Bascombe underscored the crucial role of the regional talent identifiers in CWI’s ambition to regain dominance in international cricket. Sammy mentioned showcasing “what is required to be on par with the rest of the world” and explaining “the brand of cricket we want to play,” using the regional level as the starting point.

The participants in the workshop were:

Henderson Broomes (Barbados)

Ramnaresh Sarwan (Guyana)

Delroy Morgan (Jamaica)

Samuel Spencer (Leeward Islands)

Gibran Mohammed (Trinidad & Tobago)

Craig Emmanuel (Windward Islands)