00:00For West Indies cricket to be competitive, Cricket West Indies CEO Chris Derring says they will be implementing some changes
00:07which they believe will support their development plans and keep them financially stable. He painted the scenario.
00:14Our domestic franchise program is also being reviewed in the context of the limited resources available, with retainer contracts for
00:21domestic players reduced to seven months. International retainer contracts will remain at 12 months, but there will be a 25
00:29% reduction on the retainer fees. We appreciate the spirit of cooperation of the West Indies Players Association and the
00:37players who have demonstrated their total understanding of the circumstances we all face.
00:42There will also be changes to women's cricket, while the bilateral format returns to the West Indies Cricket Championships.
00:48Other tournaments impacted are the Women's Super 50, which will be replaced by a Best vs. Best developmental tournament next
00:55year, while the West Indies Cricket Championships, our four-day first-class tournament, will retain the same bilateral series 12
01:02-game format as this year.
01:04Derring indicated they have no intentions to cut their way to sustainability to produce winning teams. He announced a few
01:10plans for expansion.
01:12First, there are multi-million-dollar infrastructure-led projects, including the build-out of high-performance centers across the Caribbean,
01:20incorporating technology that promises to revolutionize how cricketers at every level are developed.
01:26With infrastructure financing secured, this starts with our own Cricket West Indies facility in Antigua, construction to commence in January
01:352027, as we near the completion of our RFP process to select the various contractors.
01:41In addition, we will be trialing in two countries later this year, high-tech cricket simulators, owned and operated by
01:49Cricket West Indies, as a prelude to an ambitious plan to roll out a network of simulators that will begin
01:55to revamp and re-engage the production pipeline.
01:58In addition, he also announced the format for the Olympic qualification.
02:02We are, though, pleased to announce that in place of those tournaments, new Olympic qualification tournaments for men and women's
02:09Olympic qualification will be staged next year.
02:13Those replacement tournaments will be by invitation to the ten countries under the ages of Cricket West Indies that qualify
02:21for Olympic participation.
02:22Sergio Dufour, TV6 Board.
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