Once the most dominant team in World cricket, the West Indies have failed to qualify for the World Cup 2023 this time, which is very disheartening for the cricket fans as they will not be able to see the Caribbean in the most anticipated tournament. The Legendary West Indies players Gordon Greenidge and Joel Garner, who were part of the 1979 World Cup-winning squad led by Clive Lloyd, know the precious feeling of winning a World Cup. Recently, in an Interview with PTI, the legendary duo expressed their disappointment after the West Indies failure in the qualifiers.
Earlier their used to be pride- Garner
Greenidge said that he doesn’t watch cricket much nowadays, especially limited overs cricket. Earlier West Indies defeats used to hurt, but it doesn’t now because the standards have gone down in the last few years. Although the World Cup without the West Indies is pretty unbelievable, We don’t have much depth to hit. On the other hand, 70-year-old Joel Garner said that We are not what we were in the past. Earlier, there used to be a lot of pride in playing for the West Indies. It was our motivation, but now the young players are drifting towards T20 leagues. No blame on them, as everyone is looking for security.
He further stated that their generation didn’t get a lot of money, and most of it came from county cricket. But this generation of cricketers has multiple ways of earning so they cannot be blamed for it. After West Indies failed to enter the Super 12 of the T20 World Cup 2022, Cricket West Indies chairman Ricky Skerritt promised a thorough examination and reform, but after looking at their recent performances it can be seen that much progress since then isn’t made.
West Indies has displayed disappointing performance
West Indies played their warm-up matches in UAE and then played the qualifier matches in Zimbabwe. The conditions in both countries are different, and in such conditions, the West Indies found it difficult to find their range under new coach Darren Sammy, and this was reflected in their performance in the qualifiers. It has been observed that former players of West Indies are not involved in the development, due to which the youngsters have no one to look up to.
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