ST JOHN’S, An­tigua—Chris Dehring be­gan his tenure as Crick­et West In­dies’ (CWI) chief ex­ec­u­tive of­fi­cer, Monday promis­ing to chart a new course for the re­gion­al in­sti­tu­tion.

Dehring was greet­ed at the CWI head­quar­ters at Coolidge Crick­et Ground (CCG) by its pres­i­dent Dr. Kishore Shal­low, vice-pres­i­dent Az­im Bas­sarath, and chief op­er­at­ing of­fi­cer, Lyn­ford In­ver­ary.

“West In­dies crick­et has al­ways been more than just a sport—it is a sym­bol of iden­ti­ty, re­silience, and ex­cel­lence that has unit­ed gen­er­a­tions across the re­gion,” Dehring said.

“I take on this role ful­ly aware of the weight of that lega­cy, but al­so with the con­vic­tion that we must not stand still. Progress re­quires both con­ti­nu­ity and change.

“My aim is to build on the foun­da­tion laid by those be­fore me while chart­ing a new course – one that em­braces mod­ern re­al­i­ties, reignites our com­pet­i­tive spir­it, and en­sures that West In­dies crick­et is not just re­mem­bered for its past, but cel­e­brat­ed for its fu­ture,” he added.

Mean­while, Dr Shal­low said Dehring’s ap­point­ment sig­naled “a new era for West In­dies crick­et”.

“The ap­point­ment of Chris Dehring as CEO is not just a change in lead­er­ship—it is the start of a new era for West In­dies crick­et. We rec­og­nize that the game is evolv­ing, and so must we.

“His vi­sion, ex­pe­ri­ence, un­der­stand­ing of the re­gion and deep-root­ed pas­sion for crick­et make him the right per­son to guide us through this pe­ri­od of trans­for­ma­tion, both on and off the field,” Dr Shal­low main­tained.

“The road ahead re­quires bold de­ci­sions, fresh per­spec­tives, and an un­shak­able be­lief in what West In­dies crick­et can be, and I am con­fi­dent that Chris will help steer us to­ward that fu­ture.” (CMC)