WI coach blames second-string players for poor results

Tue, Jan 7, '14

NELSON, New Zealand – West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has blamed second-string players for his side’s poor results in recent times and accused them of not making use of the opportunities given to them.

West Indies, suffering from the loss of seven players through injury, lost to New Zealand by 58 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the fourth One Day International (ODI) on Saturday.

The defeat means that West Indies, after leading the ODIs 1-0, have slipped to 2-1 with the final game scheduled for Tuesday Caribbean time.

“We’re missing around six players now. Gayle, Pollard, (Darren) Bravo, Samuels, Sammy, Ravi (Rampaul), Roach …” said Gibson.