Former Pakistan player Saqlain Mushtaq has been hired by the West Indies Cricket Board to conduct an extensive spin bowling clinic for current and emerging West Indian players, a release from the West Indies Cricket Board said yesterday.
Twelve male spin bowlers long with three West Indies Women’s players will participate in the three week clinic which will
start on September 3rd in Barbados, the release said. The clinic has been organized at the request of West Indies Head Coach Ottis Gibson.
The spin bowlers selected to participate in the clinic are:
Devendra Bishoo
Jesse Bootan
Yannic Cariah
Bryan Charles
Akeem Dewar
Larry Edwards
Ramaal Lewis
Anisa Mohammed
Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai
Ashley Nurse
Veerasammy Permaul
Shaquana Quintyne
Shane Shillingford
Stafanie Taylor
Jomel Warrican
The WICB said that Permaul and Nurse will leave the clinic on September 10th for India with the West Indies A Limited Overs squad. Shillingford will leave the clinic on September 20th to join the West Indies A Team in India for the ‘Test’ series.
The participants were picked by the WICB Selection Panel, chaired by Clyde Butts. The clinic concludes on September 21st.
Mushtaq played 49 Tests and 169 One Day Internationals, taking a total of 496 wickets over a nine year international career.
