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3 causes of West Indies cricket's decline

December 10, 2015 10:36 IST

West Indian cricket was at its peak from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s and it produced some of the finest cricketers of the 20th century.

West Indies bowling consultant Curtly Ambrose

IMAGE: West Indies bowling consultant Curtly Ambrose, right, looks on as Jason Holder of the bowls. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

1. But today, batting legend Brian Lara has slammed the ' badly run' Caribbean cricket administration, saying that the trust deficit between the board and players is harming the West Indies team.

2. Lara, who represented West Indies in 131 Tests and 299 ODIs, opined that the current players do not trust the board and the players' association and observed that current senior players are setting a bad example for youngsters by preferring lucrative Twenty20 competitions over playing for the West Indies.

3. West Indies' premium cricketers like Chris Gayle, Keiron Pollard, Samuel Badree, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo have preferred to play in the Big Bash League rather than for their nation.

West Indies, which are currently ranked the world's eighth-best Test team, will tour Australia in a three-match series starting on December 10. 

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