Risk management key to 2022 success: Grave

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Faced with a busy 2022 schedule amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket West Indies says managing risk will be a key factor for the organisation over the coming months in determining the success of its international commitments.

Both the senior men and women’s Caribbean side have been active throughout 2021, and will be confronted with an even busier schedule in 2022, with the Women’s 50-over World Cup set for New Zealand and the men’s Twenty20 World Cup scheduled for Australia.

The Under-19 side, dubbed the Rising Stars, will also compete at the ICC Under19 World Cup starting next month in the Caribbean, further adding to an already complex international itinerary for CWI.

However, chief executive Johnny Grave said the regional governing body was already braced for the challenges associated with staging multiple tours during a pandemic but believed it could do so while protecting the health and safety of players and officials.

“We’ve got a lot of cricket coming up in January,” Grave pointed out.

“We’ve got the Under-19 Cricket World Cup where we’ll be hosting 16 teams from all around the world coming to the Caribbean, as well as Ireland who are coming into Jamaica for some white ball cricket and also England in late January into Barbados for five T20s.

“So the start of the year is going to be very, very busy for us so again, we’ll be managing the risk of COVID the best we can, working closely with the governments of the region, especially the Ministries of Health to ensure we keep our players and support staff and visiting teams as safe as possible, and also those communities who are kindly hosting our cricket.”