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Alzarri Joseph in action during the second Test Associated Press

Jason Holder dedicated West Indies' stunning victory in the second Test in Antigua to Alzarri Joseph and his family, after the young fast bowler played on despite the overnight death of his mother, Sharon, to help deliver a 10-wicket victory over England, and with it, an unassailable 2-0 series lead.

Roshni Soogrim

Social media has come alight with discussion revolving around the decision by West Indies batting legend Brian Lara to have a stand at his Stadium, the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium in Toruba, named in honour of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.

CANOC President Brian Lewis hopes a solution can be found so cricket can return to the Commonwealth Games ©Getty Images

Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) President Brian Lewis has claimed the continued absence from the Commonwealth Games programme would be a "loss for cricket".

Warrior spirit: West Indies captain Jason Holder bellows in celebration of the wicket of Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad during the third and final One-Day-Internaional at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, Guyana on Tuesday. Pakistan won by six wickets. —Photo: WICB Media/Randy Brooks

A recent article in a Caribbean newspaper hinted that West Indies captain Jason Holder is too nice a guy to get the best out of his players. It suggested that he should get tougher with them and adopt the sergeant major approach that Allan Border, a former Australian captain, used with his players.

Bang!: West Indies opening batsman Evin Lewis smacks another delivery during his Man-of-the-Match 125 not out against India in their one-off T20 International at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday. West Indies won by nine wickets. —Photo: AP

If he wasn't on their radar previously, Evin Lewis must certainly be on the minds of a few T20 franchise owners around the world after his blistering match-winning century yesterday at Sabina Park.

West Indies Cricket Board to impose a 20 percent levy on their contracts for overseas T20 tournaments.