Windies name Reifer as interim coach ahead of World Cup

FILE PHOTO: West Indies captain Floyd Reifer hits out at Brett Lee during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match against Australia in Johannesburg September 26, 2009. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

(Reuters) - West Indies appointed Floyd Reifer as their new interim head coach on Thursday, replacing Richard Pybus as part of a series of administrative changes less than two months before the World Cup.

Pybus's contract ran beyond the World Cup in England and Wales, but new Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt said changes were necessary and a "calculated strategic move" to reignite the passion for cricket in the region.