The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket

Good sense—only cure to Windies ills

Tue, Apr 19, '16

by ANAND RAMPERSAD

Commentary

The euphoria and jubilation of the successes of the West Indies women and men’s T20 World Cup wins must be understood in the overall context of the regional game. 
How is the game to be developed on these achievements along with the Under 19 World Cup win? 
At the same time, these triumphs must not mask the unfortunate continuing vexatious and cantankerous relationship between the major stakeholders; the players, administrators, Caricom and the West Indian population. 
The victory of the WI women’s team was astonishingly brilliant as it took place against a background of absent developmental structures. The women cricketers won the World Cup because of a sheer desire and hunger. 

The women won the 2016 T20 World Cup despite the drawbacks identified by the Caricom Cricket Review Panel (CCRP) 2015.