Well it's Saturday morning and again England are continuing to pile on the runs.Being a cricket fan since the mid 70s,when West Indies were the best side ever,it got me thinking again, why are they in such sharp decline?
One time they had a whole conveyor belt of wonderful fast bowlers and there was a time when just Barbados alone would have beaten England.Now their bowling is as lethal as park cricket.So what do you think is the reason(s) for their decline from top dogs to one of the worst test playing sides?
2007-05-26 00:01:26 · 18 answers · asked by stefan b 2 in Sports ➔ Cricket
nothing
they are in re-building process.
dont worry.
they will kick ausie butt again.(as they did in past.)
wait & see
2007-05-26 03:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are still around but a lot of the West Indian youth are being drawn into other sports. There is more money and fame to be found in the likes of basketball and athletics Pity, watching the West Indies v Australia made many a childhood summer of mine, seeing Viv Richards smash a ball right out of the SCG a highlight!
2016-04-01 09:06:33 · answer #2 · answered by Kera 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the conveyor belt has come to an end and obviously in this match, they cannot rely on Sarwan and Chanderpaul, obviously there bowling is below par, maybe they should have a swing left armer like Pedro Collins in the squad and Fidel Edwards is missing due to injury, hes their fastest bowler.
Overall it hink West Indies dont have the bowlers for swinging conditions such as Headingley because swing isnt prominent in the Caribbean. Also there are many spinners playing on the couny circuit and Dave Mohammad hasn't been included in the West Indies squad.
2007-05-26 22:32:42 · answer #3 · answered by motown 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well like you said, their uncanny ability to once be able to produce top class pace bowlers has disappeared. They also falter with the bat. When their great bowlers retired, they didn't make too much of an effort to find the next great bowler. They just thought they could pick anyone and they would do a job. However, with the batsman always seeming to fail, they put a lot of pressure on the bowlers, plus the spin of Gayle and occasionally Sarwan is not the most dangerous for batsmen. People are no longer frightened of the Windies attack. Their decline is a sad sight for cricket.
2007-05-26 00:10:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you have a team that consists of many separate countries, as in the unique case of the West Indies cricket team, you will eventually run into problems.
I refer specifically to team selection and managing. Each country will of course want their players in the team and then even the selection of a captain becomes a problem. Unity is much more difficult to achieve than in the case of one independent country.
Different coaching techniques and policies will also be followed in each country.
Many top players have left, including Ambrose, Welsh and now of course the great Brian Lara.
I personally think that "too many cooks spoil the broth", there is a generation of cricketers that have left and it mostly comes down to the fact that the Windies is not an individual country.
2007-05-26 03:37:53 · answer #5 · answered by Hector of Troy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I think the popularity of American sports and soccer have to some extent superseeded Cricket which is a less glamourous and potentially less lucrative option. Islands with a large Indian population may have more potential for produce cricket stars in the future with a strong cultural connection there.
The other thing is there seems to be less cohesiveness and co-operation between Caribbean nations as they are only interested in supporting their local heroes.
Also of course other countries have been enjoying golden eras in the sport namely India and Australia. These thing go in phases.
I think it is still possible to produce a team of Richards, Garners, Ambroses etc if the right incentives are in place for kids to play. A more earnest youth program, perhaps a specialist academy system and as I say greater co-operation between islands.
2007-05-26 00:29:37 · answer #6 · answered by King F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
West Indies cricket team is presently in total disarray. They do not have a bowling attack which can bowl out a good opposition twice in a test match. They also lack good and consistent batsmen. They will have to do lot of work to rebuilt a team capable of competiting other strong teams in the world.
2007-05-26 02:48:04 · answer #7 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The American way of life has brought the demise of West Indies cricket.I was in Barbados some years ago and the youngsters were more interested in baseball and basketball than cricket
2007-05-26 00:11:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The west Indian people really deserves better than what the west indies team is giving us at the moment we show our support to them all throughout their embarrassing defeats we just cannot take it anymore. the players are just playing for money and not country or pride. nalakafairly i really cant wait for that time to come am running out of patience.
2007-05-26 08:31:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money, the Americans have taken over the West Indies and greed is the word there now not sport.
2007-05-27 06:23:38 · answer #10 · answered by Stephen P 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The number of sport have increased.
Other country start spending more money training up coming players.
Their the roamer that some have gone to America because they can make more money playing basketball
Or some have gone to America for better education
2007-05-26 00:16:04 · answer #11 · answered by jobees 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋