What are the Roles and Responsibilities of a West Indies selector?

Desmond Haynes

In today's modern era, a selector has to face many challenges and issues in selecting the team of the best players. He needs to consider many aspects while selecting the team. The performance of the team in cricket depends on the eligibility of the players.

A team with skilled players leads the team to win. An ideal West Indies selector should be careful and accountable about his selection of players. There are many prominent West Indies selectors who have gained immense reputation and popularity in the job of International Cricket Selector.

In this context, it is pertinent to mention Desmond Haynes, a renowned opening batter who has recently been appointed as the lead men's cricket selector for West Indies. In an exclusive interview with Betway Insider Desmond Haynes spoke about his experience and the challenges faced by a cricket selector.

Role of a good West Indies Selector

The prime role of a good West Indies selector is to select the best team of players skillfully which ensures the best performance in the game. He needs to judge each player's proficiency and deficiency and set them in sequence, either batting or bowling in cricket, so that it ensures the team is most likely to win. A West Indies selector plays the role of the selector with efficiency and responsibility. The best selection of a team leads to the best performance in cricket.

Keys to being a good West Indies selector

To be a good West Indies selector, first and foremost, a selector must have sufficient knowledge about the game of cricket. He needs to have a sharp IQ to identify the talent and abilities of the players. The players' characters are also an important point to consider. Being only a professional selector, a selector can't select the best team.

Furthermore, a selector needs to have in-depth knowledge of the selection strategy. Suppose he expects a player to perform better in cricket, but the player disappoints him. Hence, it is imperative to identify the potential of the players.

A West Indies selector goes through the various issues and faces a number of challenges to select good players of the team, which ensures team spirit, discipline, and overall win in the game. In West Indies, three selectors are appointed in the selection of players currently, which reduces the concern and burden of the lead selector during the selection procedure.

A lead selector will have to listen carefully to the other co-selectors, then make the final decision. A right selector should be given the responsibility of player selection. It is not necessary to judge the players' background, where they come from, and their playing format. The sole duty of a good selector is to select good players, ensuring the best game performance.

What are the points a selector considers while making a selection?

• If someone is out in cricket, the selector needs to give chances to the players.
• He needs to look at the circumstances which have led to the player's out.
• He needs to consider the ballers of his competitive team while sending his players to bat.
• He needs to smartly decide which player to field when.
• During the balling turn, a selector needs to send his fast ballers, spin ballers, or slow ballers wisely keeping in mind the batsmen of the competing team.
• Overall, a selector needs to use his multi-format cricketers fairly throughout the game.