Trinidad and Tobago batsman Darren Bravo has been given a West Indies contract for all formats of cricket for the next year.
Cricket West Indies made the announcement in a release Monday, in which it named the players who have been retained on contracts mere days after the regional side returned from an unsuccessful campaign in the ICC World Cup in England.
Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul joined Test and One-Day International captain Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph and Kemar Roach among players given all-format contracts. Last year, only four players were given contracts for all formats of the game.
Nicholas Pooran, who enjoyed a strong World Cup campaign and was named among a Best XI by AP writers at the tournament, was handed a white-ball contract.
CWI also increased expanded the list of centrally-contracted women’s players for the 2019-20 season Among the women, T&T players Karishma Ramharack and Stacy-Ann King picked up contracts.
Below are the contracted players.
WEST INDIES' CENTRALLY-CONTRACTED MEN'S PLAYERS 2019-20
All-Format Contracts: Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Keemo Paul, Kemar Roach.
Red-Ball Contracts: Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Jomel Warrican.
White-Ball Contracts: Fabian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite, Sheldon Cottrell, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Oshane Thomas.
New players offered contracts: Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, John Campbell, Sheldon Cottrell, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas, Jomel Warrican.
Players no longer on contracts: Sunil Ambris, Devendra Bishoo, Miguel Cummins, Ashley Nurse, Kieran Powell, Raymon Reifer.
WEST INDIES' CENTRALLY-CONTRACTED WOMEN'S PLAYERS 2019-20
Players who retained contracts: Shemaine Campbelle, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Hayley Matthews, Chedean Nation, Shakera Selman, Stafanie Taylor.
New players offered contracts: Shabika Gajnabi, Shawnisha Hector, Chinelle Henry, Stacy-Ann King, Kycia Knight, Natasha McLean, Karishma Ramharack.
Players no longer on contracts: Merissa Aguilleira, Reniece Boyce, Anisa Mohammed, Akeira Peters.