Cricket West Indies (CWI) conducted a three-day talent identification workshop from May 8–10 in Trinidad, as part of its strategic push to align regional talent scouting with the performance standards and goals of the West Indies Senior Men’s Team.
The workshop was held during the West Indies Breakout League and brought together six Territorial Talent Identifiers along with key personnel from CWI’s High Performance Unit and coaching staff. Attendees included Head Coach Daren Sammy, High Performance Manager Dwain Gill, Senior Talent Manager Jamal Smith, and Performance Analyst Avenesh Seetaram.
Sammy: “This initiative gives talent IDs real insight into international standards”
Head coach Daren Sammy praised the initiative for providing regional talent scouts with direct exposure to the tactical and data-driven processes used at the international level.
“It’s a great initiative brought on by CWI with all the talent IDs that we have around the region. We gave them an in-depth look into what we do at the highest level in all three formats,” Sammy said.
“The workshop gave us the opportunity to show our talent IDs a template to mirror in their home territories, from planning and selection strategy to data collection and role-specific evaluation.”
Bascombe: “Standardizing player assessment is key to long-term success”
Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe emphasized the need to build alignment across territories. “The main objective is to ensure our talent identifiers understand the processes that drive national selection and player development,” he said.
“We also took the opportunity to align our depth charting strategy and gather input on a standardized player assessment model to be implemented across all levels. The feedback from our talent identifiers was invaluable,” Bascombe added.
Empowering regional scouts to drive West Indies’ cricket revival
Sammy noted that the path back to international dominance must begin with consistent standards at the grassroots and domestic levels. “With Jamal Smith and Avenesh Seetaram guiding the sessions, we demonstrated what it takes to match international benchmarks and what brand of cricket we expect from the next generation.”
“We received a lot of enthusiasm and passion from the group, which tells me we’re on the right path,” he said.
Talent Identifiers who participated in the workshop:
- Henderson Broomes (Barbados)
- Ramnaresh Sarwan (Guyana)
- Delroy Morgan (Jamaica)
- Samuel Spencer (Leeward Islands)
- Gibran Mohammed (Trinidad & Tobago)
- Craig Emmanuel (Windward Islands)
This workshop forms part of CWI’s long-term strategic vision to bridge domestic talent pathways with the demands of international cricket and to ensure the West Indies remains competitive across all formats on the world stage.
