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Young Starz on the Rise: Trinbago U17 Boys Shine in Canada

September 8, 2025 by 0 Comments
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Trinbago Young Starz Academy team U17 boys on the recent Canadian tour.

 

     The Trinbago Young Starz Academy U17 boys cricket team is quickly emerging as one of the brightest prospects in youth cricket across the region. Filled with raw talent, fierce determination, and a passion for the game, this young squad embodies the future of Trinidad and Tobago cricket. From August 7th to 21st, 2025, the team embarked on an exciting and challenging tour to Canada, gaining valuable international experience on foreign pitches. Throughout the tour, the players displayed commendable skill, adaptability, and maturity beyond their years. Continue reading “Young Starz on the Rise: Trinbago U17 Boys Shine in Canada”

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Breaking Free: Inside the Retirements of Pooran, Maxwell, and Klaasen

July 7, 2025 by 1 Comment
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Nicholas Pooran in action at the IPL. Source: AFP.

In the high-octane world of international cricket, where every match feels like a ticking time bomb and every innings a race against the clock, players often operate like agents in Mission Impossible – defying odds, enduring pressure, and pulling off feats that seem superhuman. But even the best agents eventually lay down their gadgets. Continue reading “Breaking Free: Inside the Retirements of Pooran, Maxwell, and Klaasen”

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Trinbago Young Starz: A Summer full of potential

September 23, 2024 by 10 Comments
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Trinbago Young Starz Academy Team on tour in Canada August 2024. Source: Lorna Paul

     The Trinbago Young Starz Academy team is a vibrant mix of emerging talent and raw energy, with each player bringing their own unique skill set to the game. They are quick on their feet, both in the field and in their thinking, constantly strategizing to outsmart their opponents. The team’s batters are fearless, showing remarkable equanimity under pressure, while their bowlers combine both pace and spin with precision to keep opponents on edge. Their fielding is sharp-edged, with nimble-footed players diving for every ball, turning half-chances into match-winning moments. Continue reading “Trinbago Young Starz: A Summer full of potential”

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The highs and lows of a T20 World Cup final

July 1, 2024 by 1 Comment
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South Africa players distraught over their loss in the T20 final at Barbados. Source: Getty Images.

 

On June 29th 2024 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Barbados, one team was in ecstasy and the other in complete agony. Such contrasting emotions tend to occur when a final of a major global tournament is played. The scenes were extraordinary as players from both India and South Africa were in tears. Rohit Sharma lying on the ground thanking the heavens, whilst David Miller looked distraught in the dressing room. Continue reading “The highs and lows of a T20 World Cup final”

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What will it take to win the 2024 World T20 Cup?

June 10, 2024 by 2 Comments
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West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran plays a shot against Papua New Guinea during an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match at Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana, Sunday, June 2, 2024. Source: AP Photo

Winning the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and U.S.A. will require a well-rounded strategy, also taking into consideration various factors pertaining to the various venues. We have seen thus far that high scores in excess of 200 is clearly not on the cards. Aiming too high on these pitches will be detrimental. Let’s take a look at some key factors. Continue reading “What will it take to win the 2024 World T20 Cup?”

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Can T20 Cricket become enervating?

May 14, 2024 by 2 Comments
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Sunil Narine smashing the ball in this season's IPL 2024. Source: AP/Getty Images

In life, no matter how many positives there are, the negatives are always inevitable. In the modern era of cricket, smashing sixes have increased exponentially. In the ongoing IPL taking place in India, the maximum number of sixes hit by the batters may comfortably be achieved. England’s all-rounder Sam Curran stated recently that cricket is turning into baseball. Surely any sport, including T20 cricket can become enervating under certain circumstances. Continue reading “Can T20 Cricket become enervating?”

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Shamar Joseph: The Savior of Test Cricket

February 5, 2024 by 1 Comment
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West Indies celebrate a famous Test win over Australia to draw the series 1-1. Source: Getty Images.

After twenty seven years of heart-break, the West Indies team produced one of their most significant victories ever on not just Australian soil, but in the history of Test Cricket to draw the series 1-1. Surely in the early hours of Sunday January 28th 2024, Shamar Joseph would not have been even pondering being on the famous Gabba ground, yet alone bowling his team to what was a sensational win for the ages. After a toe-crushing yorker from Mitchell Starc the evening before, surely it was all but over for Shamar Joseph. Cricket is such a funny game. Continue reading “Shamar Joseph: The Savior of Test Cricket”

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West Indies deliver early Christmas gift

December 23, 2023 by 30 Comments
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Shai Hope sealed the T20I series for the Windies vs England. Source: Getty Images.

What another year in West Indies Cricket. After the regional team failed to qualify for the 2023 50 over World Cup in India a few months ago, they somehow managed to put back smiles on the faces of West Indian fans. For the first time ever having International Cricket at home in the Caribbean before Christmas, the West Indies achieved the double by claiming the ODI and T20I series against the England men’s team. The one consistent factor in both series was the sensational batting by Shai Hope. He ended the series in similar fashion to how it started, smashing a six in the fifth T20I. Continue reading “West Indies deliver early Christmas gift”

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The importance of coaches at the grassroot level

December 5, 2023 by 55 Comments
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Participants of the CWI Coaching Level 1 Course at Inshan Ali Park, Preysal. Source: Rachael Ann Dookhoo

There is no doubt that Cricket in the West Indies is the only sport that is represented under a chain of these lovely Caribbean islands. The rich Cricketing history that has seen the West Indies men’s team dominant in the late 1970’s to 1990’s. Unfortunately that proud winning record has dwindled significantly over the last two decades or so. One has to ponder why so? Although there maybe many contributing factors to the decline of West Indies Cricket, let’s focus on what can be achieved propelling forward. Continue reading “The importance of coaches at the grassroot level”

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The New Sensations: Trinbago Young Starz

September 3, 2023 by 5 Comments
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Trinbago Young Starz in celebration after winning the final in Florida August 2023. Source: Ravi Ramdenny

The Trinbago Young Starz Touring Cricket Academy is a registered non-profit sporting organization ( N.G.O.) founded within Trinidad and Tobago. The main goal of this team is to develop and harness the talent possessed by the country’s young cricketers and within the region by having them heavily involved in international cricket, thus giving them exposure and training. By doing so, this will build confidence, character and talent at a personal and also professional level. International tours will further aid in successfully developing these young men, providing them with the experience, recognition and opportunity to demonstrate and test their skills against their global competitors in foreign lands with multinational teams. This article is of it’s first kind in recognizing the youthful and naturally talented cricketers this country of Trinidad and Tobago has in existence. Continue reading “The New Sensations: Trinbago Young Starz”