West Indies



Same as any country in any sport, they go through good periods and bad ones.

They’re not a bad side, just completely lacking an elite player or two.
 
Combination of players turning down call-ups to play in various franchise teams around the world along with the majority of ICC revenue going to Aus/Ind/Eng, leaving the game in the Windies lacking any kind of financial stability, infrastructure etc
 
SuperSub said:
Combination of players turning down call-ups to play in various franchise teams around the world along with the majority of ICC revenue going to Aus/Ind/Eng, leaving the game in the Windies lacking any kind of financial stability, infrastructure etc
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There’s also infighting between the boards that make up West Indies and cricket declining in popularity generally as football and US sports become more popular
 
SuperSub said:
Combination of players turning down call-ups to play in various franchise teams around the world along with the majority of ICC revenue going to Aus/Ind/Eng, leaving the game in the Windies lacking any kind of financial stability, infrastructure etc
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The concentration of revenue isn't going to be helped by the 2031 ODI World Cup taking place in India again. Co-hosts with Bangladesh which is good and appreciate the latter won't have the facilities for a tournament but still feels too soon to be back in India.
 
Cricket just quite simply isn’t as big in the West Indies as it was 20/30/40 years ago. The kids now are much more interested in football and basketball and those who do come trough inevitably want to get on the T20 franchise circuit. I don’t think they’ll ever be relevant at ODI or test level again.
 

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