Quiet optimism for West Indies cricket

BY any measurement, 2012 has been a good year for West Indies (men's) cricket.

Their triumph in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka, beating the hosts in the final, was undoubtedly the crowning moment.

That was the West Indies' first global title since winning the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, and their greatest triumph since the 1979 ICC Cricket World Cup.

In truth, the regional side showed improvement in all areas after expected defeats — despite stout resistance — against Australia in the Caribbean and England in the cold and damp of spring in that country.

In July and August, the West Indies trounced an admittedly weak New Zealand in all formats.

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