Former West Indies middle order batsman and captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has been appointed a selector for the West Indies Men’s Senior and Youth Selection Panels, Cricket West Indies announced today.

The news comes on the heels of the announcement of the appointment of Desmond Haynes as lead selector earlier this week. Sarwan will be a member of the Men’s Senior and Youth Selection Panels until 30 June 2024, a period that includes four ICC Global Events, two T20 World Cups (2022 & 2024), the Cricket World Cup (2023) and the World Test Championship Final (2023).

Sarwan is a former West Indies captain who played at the international level for over a decade and was a member of the West Indies team that won the Champions Trophy in 2004.

His appointment was confirmed during a meeting of the CWI Board of Directors on Thursday (January 6), and he will be stepping down from his current role as chairman of the Guyana Cricket Board’s Senior Selection Panel to focus on this role and avoid any conflict of interest.

“I am delighted to confirm that Ramnaresh Sarwan has agreed to accept the post of selector on CWI’s Men’s Senior and Youth Panels,” said CWI President Ricky Skerritt.

“He is a student of the game, and knows what is required of our young cricketers in order to achieve international success. The Board of Directors is confident that Mr. Sarwan will add enormous value to the cricket system.”

Sarwan, who played 81 Tests for the West Indies during which he scored 5,842 runs, said he is excited by the prospect of being a West Indies selector.

“I want to thank CWI and everyone involved for giving me this opportunity to again serve West Indies cricket, as a member of the selection panels,” said the Guyanese cricket star, who scored 15 Test centuries and five ODI tons in his glittering career.

“I’m passionate about the game of cricket and especially West Indies cricket and once asked to contribute, I didn’t hesitate. I look forward to working with my colleagues, the Most Hon. Dr Desmond Haynes and Mr Robert Haynes, and the two head coaches, as well as everyone else involved in the development of this sport we love and respect so much.”