Ramnaresh Sarwan resigns from his role of a West Indies selector

Ramnaresh Sarwan, born in Antigua of Indo Guyanese origin cited personal reasons for resigning from the panel of the senior and junior men’s selection panel. He was just in his 5th month on the job when this happened. Robert Haynes, the erstwhile West Indies cricket team member, who is the selector of the junior side will be handling Sarwan’s absence for the time being till a replacement is selected. Ramnaresh Sarwan played for the West Indies from 2000 to 2016. His highest score was 291 against England in a test match and he has also contributed with the ball as a leg-break bowler.

Jimmy Adams, the former captain of the West Indies team and also a famous left-handed batsman had only nice words about Sarwan. He understood Sarwan’s commitment to the game and would miss him as a selector and is disappointed that Sarwan cannot continue. Jimmy, the Director of Cricket of West Indies hopes that Sarwan would be available for the Caribbean team in the future.

Needless to say, the website of the CWI doesn’t state whether the new entrant into Sarwan’s shoes would be the selector of both the senior and junior selection panel. The legend Desmond Haynes and the current head coach Phil Simmons are the main selectors presently.


The current West Indies team is on tour in the Netherlands for the ongoing ICC world cup team qualifiers. The top 7 teams of the world qualify directly to the world cup, of the 13 teams. The West Indies rank 10th currently and would have to qualify for the 50 over World Cup coming up in India next year.