WI hoping to end 24-year drought against Proteas

Captain Kraigg Brathwaite will hope to oversee the end of West Indies’ 24year drought without a Test series win against South Africa when the two teams clash in the opening Test at SuperSport Park starting on Tuesday

West Indies have lost their last eight series against the Proteas dating back to the chastening 5-0 thrashing here in 1999, and have won only one of their last 11 Tests against the hosts in the last 16 years wake of the well-publicized scandal which saw then-president Jeffrey Webb and several high-level CONCACAF officials arrested in 2015 on corruption charges involving racketeering and bribery

Since being elected, Victor Montagliani has overseen a restructuring of the confederation, focussing his efforts on corporate governance and seeking to undertake “cultural change”

The Congress was attended by delegates from all 41 member associations which comprise the North, Central America, and Caribbean regions