2 times world cup winners and probably everyone's 2nd best team fail to qualify for the world cup later this year. With defeats to Scotland and Netherlands this has to be an all time low.
I grew up on Lara, Ambrose, Walsh, Richardson and Sir Viv and to see the demise is very sad.
What could be the reason for this? I know there are players who would rather play IPL than the West Indies has had an impact. Obviously football and Basketball sports are on the rise but a world cup without the West Indies is a sad day for the sport.
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comment by goadocwatson (U1016)
posted on 2/7/23
It appeared to start quite a few years ago with political infighting that tore the team apart. Shame. Used to be great to watch a happy team.
comment by Jalisco Red (U4195)
posted on 2/7/23
I'm not even into cricket, but you can't have a World Cup without the West Indies.
It's like a football World Cup without Italy - unthinkable!
posted on 2/7/23
Players like Narine and Russell who get in all the franchise cricket leagues need to hand there head in shame
comment by Snooker_49 (U10665)
posted on 2/7/23
Feels like a sad moment in Cricket.
comment by Pinefresh (U22978)
posted on 2/7/23
At the end of the day, whilst entertaining for us and them, cricket and other sports are their livelihoods. They have a limited timeframe to make hay and whilst not underpaid, it certainly doesn't set them up for life. If plying franchise cricket does that, you can't blame them.
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted on 2/7/23
comment by Jalisco Red (U4195)
posted 8 hours, 35 minutes ago
I'm not even into cricket, but you can't have a World Cup without the West Indies.
It's like a football World Cup without Italy - unthinkable!
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We can all live with that though.
comment by Calafiori knows how to Partey (U21076)
posted on 7/7/23
comment by Jalisco Red (U4195)
posted 5 days, 9 hours ago
I'm not even into cricket, but you can't have a World Cup without the West Indies.
It's like a football World Cup without Italy - unthinkable!
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Or the premier league without Blackburn.
I only got into cricket during West Indies' fall from the top of cricket, but they are these days what Blackburn are to football.
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted on 7/7/23
More like Pep's Barca in their heyday.
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