West Indies sack coach Richard Pybus just weeks before World Cup

The West Indies sacked controversial coach Richard Pybus amid a flurry of changes announced on Thursday, only seven weeks before the start of the World Cup.

Floyd Reifer will become interim head coach, with RobertHaynes replacing Courtney Browne as interim head of selectors, while the entireselection panel has also been changed.

   

“We are confident that in Mr Haynes we have found an interimchairman who shares the philosophy of inclusiveness and shares our selectionpolicy,” Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt said.

“(Reifer) has lived the same principles of West Indian excellence that we now insist must prevail in our cricket.” The Windies had seen an upturn in fortunes on the pitch in recent months, with a shock 2-1 Test series win over England and 2-2 one-day international series draw. They open their World Cup campaign against Pakistan at Trent Bridge on May 31 – the second day of the tournament in England and Wales.

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