Gus Logie confirmed as West Indies coach

The former Test batsman, Gus Logie, has been confirmed as West Indies' new senior team coach. Logie, who performed the role for the home series against Australia and Sri Lanka, has agreed a two-year contract.

He replaces Roger Harper, the former Guyana captain and West Indies offspinning allrounder, who has taken over as head coach of the West Indian Academy at St George's University in Grenada.

"I am excited about being appointed coach of the senior West Indies team," said Logie. "It's another opportunity to serve West Indies cricket at another level. We started something with this team in Guyana against the Australians which has worked for us and we will be looking to continue in this vein."

Logie made a promising start to his tenure, as West Indies chased a world-record 418 at Antigua to avoid a whitewash against Australia, before securing a 1-0 series win over Sri Lanka. "We want to show the players that commitment and personal responsibility, along with the right attitude, discipline and hard work are the only ways that they can improve as individuals, as a team and in world cricket."

Logie played 52 Tests for West Indies between 1983 and 1991, scoring 2470 runs at an average of 35.79. He also played 158 ODIs between 1982 and 1993, with 2,809 runs at an average of 28.95. The board of directors has also given approval for the hiring of an assistant coach and a physiotherapist to join the management team of the side.