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Disaster
after disaster. Humiliating defeats after mediocrity. This is the common
feature of the present West Indies Cricket, which is not only devastating for the
cricket loving Caribbean public but also for others, who have high respect
for once-mighty of the game. Everybody
is shocked to see the abysmal level of cricket played by the present bunch
and if this state of performances continues, then the sheer popularity of
the game will suffer at the hands of the Windies themselves, who were once
the King of the game. Their domination was such that nobody could imagine
cricket without them. It was due to their dare-devilry, their flair and
their arrogance that the game’s popularity flourished. The game would be
poorer indeed if it loses the flair of West Indies.
There was a time in the 80’s when drawing a Test against the Windies was considered as an excellent performance, leave alone winning. And now things have deteriorated in such a fashion that nobody is taking them seriously. Ironically a cruel transformation. They are being mocked and ridiculed by even the weaker Test playing nations. It is depressing to see how drastically things have changed for them and the Windies are realizing it a bit too late. Now, one can only hope that their good days return soon and in this regard ICC should bale them out from the tough time they're facing. To
save the tarnishing image of the Windies, it is much required from the
International Cricket Council to intervene and save the beleaguered
Caribbean’s. ICC must address the basic problems currently being faced
by WICB. The West Indies Cricket Board is unable to spend much on their
infrastructure and the diminishing level of cricket shows it. The
youngsters in West Indies are opting for more lucrative sports like
Basketball and Baseball. The invasion of American sports has further
damaged the popularity of cricket. Instead of wasting money in the name of globalization, ICC should try to lift the standard of current Test playing nations. Not only West Indies but Zimbabwe’s performance is also not very encouraging. Money is also a big factor in Zimbabwe cricket. What is the use of spreading the game into other countries when some of the present teams are struggling hard to survive? ICC
must realize that the shattering defeats of West Indies are not only West
Indies woe but in a way, it also doesn’t augur well for the game of
cricket. Currently, West Indies is the only team to play a five-Test match
series either in Australia or England. It speaks volume on the importance
of this team. Perhaps, it is high time that the ICC starts some serious
thinking and takes some radical measures to boost up the game of cricket,
which is the only game to be played in each and every Caribbean Island,
thereby uniting different nations to formulate a common team called the
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