Jamaica to be in the "Home Series" of West Indies

Cricket West Indies (CWI) Chief Executive Officer Johnny Grave stated that the return to global cricket in the region for 2021 could also involve Jamaica.

As the West Indies is preparing to start their tour of Bangladesh with the first of three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) at Dhaka on Wednesday, the CWI was busy determining the locations for home matches this year.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to no regional tours in 2020, with the West Indies team instead of resuming international cricket travel to England and New Zealand. Grave says that the first home series will be against Sri Lanka in March has been scheduled to be held in Antigua and St Lucia ‘subject to the government approval’.

Grave says, though, that CWI has the intention to include Jamaican as part of the above plan for home set this year after their recent away spell.

“We certainly are expecting and hope to host West Indies international matches in Jamaica,”

As part of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Future matches Programme, the West Indies is also to host Pakistan and Australia, but Grave says the CWI plans to host South Africa as well this year. The initial tour within the Windies and the ‘Proteas,’ first planned for last July, was delayed because of the virus.

In light of Sports Minister Olivia Grange and Health Minister Christopher Tufton’s recent action to a safe resume of sports, Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) President Wilford Heaven stated that this intends to put together a proposition for the resumption of international cricket.