West Indies Women Homeward Bound From Oman
ST JOHN’S, Antigua — The West Indies Women squad will begin their journey home from Oman starting on Friday, December 10, after quarantining in Oman for 11 days. The quarantine requirement followed the cancellation of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup qualification tournament in Zimbabwe, where the West Indies Women had already successfully begun their qualification pursuit with an early victory. New and more severe global restrictions against travellers from a number of African countries, including Zimbabwe, forced the ICC to abandon the tournament prematurely. The squad was flown to Oman by an ICC private charter.
CWI CEO Johnny Grave expressed gratitude to the ICC and Oman Cricket: “We are pleased to confirm that the West Indies Women’s squad will soon be making their way back home. We want to thank them for their patience and understanding as we worked with our counterparts at the ICC and Oman Cricket to facilitate their return at the earliest opportunity.”
Head Coach Courtney Walsh said: “The team is relieved by the good news that we will be home with our families before Christmas. The sudden cancellation of the Qualifiers and transition period in Oman has been mentally taxing on the entire team. Our Strength and Conditioning Coach created a fitness challenge for all of us to participate in for the duration of the quarantine period.” Following the termination of the Qualifiers, the ICC announced that the West Indies Women along with Pakistan Women and Bangladesh Women secured the final three qualification spots for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup by virtue of the existing ICC Women’s ODI rankings. The World Cup will be played in New Zealand from March 4 to April 3, 2022.
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