Former West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul will step down as head coach of the US Women’s and U19 teams after the inaugural ICC Women’s U-19 World Cup in South Africa, it announced in a statement on Wednesday in the US.
“It is truly unfortunate that Chanderpaul has intended to part ways with his current coaching role after the U19 World Cup. His experience as a player and his expertise as a coach are of immense value, and it began to show results in his early stint as coach of the US women’s team.
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USA Cricket’s governing body is struggling to stabilize from a string of losses since its inception in 2018 as half a dozen coaches, a handful of administrators and a select few independent directors have left, and losing Shivnarine at this point is a loss. big for USA Cricket, no doubt. that,” an unnamed source said in the board’s statement.
Last week, USA Cricket had announced its U19 Women’s World Cup squad and the new development has come as a massive surprise to the board.
USA Cricket Hall of Famer Jatin Patel said: “We already have half a dozen established coaches cut from the National Team(s) as the new board is in place and I doubt Shivnarine will renew his contract after U19 World Cup South Africa I had a word with Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s manager and he has confirmed that he will not consider extending or renewing Chanderpaul’s contract after the U19 Women’s World Cup in SA.
Chanderpaul began his role as head coach with tremendous success for the national team and in exclusive cricket. In July 2022, he led the US U-19 women’s team to a Caribbean title when they defeated defending champions Trinidad and Tobago in the final. He also led the Jamaica Tallawahs cricket team as head coach to the 2022 Caribbean Premier League title in September.
