West Indies coach, John Dyson, has been sacked by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for the team’s shoddy performances in the series against Bangladesh. The West Indies side lost the both their test matches and all the three ODIs to the tourists, partly due to the fact that they had fielded a second string side. This was due to the dispute between the main West Indian team and the WICB.
Dyson said that he did not want to talk about the axing at the given moment. He will now be replaced by the assistant coach, David Williams. Williams is a former West Indian international wicket-keeper and was appointed the assistant coach to Dyson in 2007.
Williams had earlier made his displeasure felt over the appointment of a non-West Indian coach and it had been apparent that he harboured ambitions of becoming the main coach. The axing of Dyson sees that happening finally.
Dyson’s reign has been a mixed one, with the West Indian side winning a few games, while another few tournaments. Even in the current year, the West Indies managed to beat England in the Wisden trophy, only to lose it in the very next one played in the next month because of a lack of player interest.
Apart from Dyson’s sacking, the manager, Omar Khan, has been replaced by Lance Gibbs for the Champions Trophy due to what has been described as the “special circumstances” of the tour.