The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket

Territorial boards must bow heads also

Sat, Aug 15, '15

by VINODE MAMCHAN

Commentary

With the West Indies cricket team not making the grade for the 2017 Champions Trophy, the daggers will be out once again and of course, they will be aimed at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and its president Dave Cameron.

Today, I just want to take a clear look at all the parties that must stand up and take blame for the current position in which West Indies finds itself. The anger is not yet out but come 2017, when eight teams go out there to compete for the Champions Trophy title and there is no maroon, the fans will be letting loose.

While the WICB must carry blame, I also think that the players as well as the territorial boards must come out and share some of it. I was in India when the West Indies team left and returned home and the common man in the streets of Dharamshala could have understood the gravity of the situation, yet our players could not.

 

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