Time for a change with Carlos Brathwaite
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What inspired Carlos Brathwaite to run for a director position in Barbados Cricket?
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This is Kimo Roach, and I listen to the Caribbean Cricket Podcast.
Yes, yes, yes, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another edition of the Caribbean Cricket Podcast. I'm on half the Caribbean Cricket Podcast, Mashal St. Patrick Hewitt. And back, people have been saying to me, where's Santolki? I just had to wait for his dial-up Wi-Fi to get working.
Ha ha ha! He's back.
He's back. Santoki, I'm back in London. How you doing?
Yeah, all good, Mash. Paid my bills off, got the Wi-Fi ready. I'm back again.
How does Carlos Brathwaite view the current state of West Indies cricket?
Mash, good to see you back from Florida. You came back with the 1W. That was all you asked for, and destiny proved to be correct there. You got the 1W. Unfortunately, your trip ended with another L, but at least you got the 1W. in what has been a summer mash of Ls for West Indies, you know, across Test cricket, ODI cricket, T20 cricket. And you've been fortunate enough to catch a few Ws, you've seen a few Ls, and it's been an exciting summer for you. And we've got a guest on mash who, you know, not only has had to witness the Ls that West Indies have taken, but unfortunately for him, he's also a Manchester United fan. I believe, based on his social media posts.
A big one, you know, a massive one.
It's been a couple of years of elsewhere following Guest Smash, but in all seriousness, Mash, you know, West Indies International gave us one of the most iconic moments in the 2016 World Cup and in more recent times has been a great commentator and analyst on all media platforms covering West Indies cricket. So without further ado, do you want to introduce our special guest on for today's episode?
Yeah, you've done a fine job in giving people the clues of who it is. And I don't need to say anything further because it is, of course, none other than remember the name Carlos Braithwaite. Carlos, how you doing?
What challenges does Carlos see in bridging the gap between junior and senior cricket?
All good, all good, reeling from the licks that I get from Man United so far already, so I know how this interview will go. But no, it's been good to watch the podcast grow. We've met off-air and in real life, IRL as the young people say. So yeah, it's been good to watch the growth of the podcast and keep doing what you're doing.
Most definitely. And listen, Carlos, let's jump straight into it. Obviously, you're in Trinidad. So actually, to give people a heads up, we assume that you're in Trinidad because you're going to be doing comms on ODI 1 and 2 for sure. Yeah, right. But you're not going to be doing comms on ODI3 because for those people who don't know, I'm fairly certain any cricket aficionado in Barbados definitely knows. But for our wider audience who don't know, Carlos is actually in the midst of an election campaign, as it were, because Carlos on the... 12th of August 2025, there's going to be elections for the BCA. And when I looked through the list, Carlos, it said that running to be one of the three directors, there's three positions for directors within the BCA.
And when you run down the list of names, you see Dr. Rudolph Allain, Winston Haynes, Kamal Springer, Henderson Wallace, Dr. Roland Toppin. And then there I see Carlos Brathwaite as well.
How does Carlos propose to improve cricket facilities in Barbados?
So Carlos, Let's start straight there. What inspired you? And do you know, I respect you, Carlos, for this, because a lot of people talk about cricket in the West Indies, and there's so much to be said, and there's so much that everybody always wants to chime in and say, do this, do that. But you've effectively put your money where your mouth is, because you're actually running for a position. What made you want to do it?
I hope it don't cost me too much money. LAUGHTER But no, I think just like what you said, regularly you have conversations. Obviously, you know, being a commentator, you have to keep your ear to the ground, follow the game and be able to call it and, you know, spot trends and that type of thing. And I've loved wrestling cricket as a player, but I think stepping into the commentary box, it actually... I wouldn't say rekindle because the love and the passion was never lost, but I think because they have no control over what's happening on the field now, they feel as though the passion is there as much as it was playing.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What inspired Carlos Brathwaite to run for a director position in Barbados Cricket?
0:00–1:07
2
How does Carlos Brathwaite view the current state of West Indies cricket?
1:07–2:22
3
What challenges does Carlos see in bridging the gap between junior and senior cricket?
2:22–3:56
4
How does Carlos propose to improve cricket facilities in Barbados?
3:56–5:18
5
What insights does Carlos share about the murky world of T20 franchise cricket?
5:18–7:03
6
What are the financial challenges faced by players in franchise cricket?
7:03–8:57
7
How can knowledge transfer improve the development of young cricketers?
8:57–10:32
8
What is the future vision for cricket in the Caribbean according to Carlos?
10:32–41:29
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