Lloyd: Players looking towards their future

Sat, Jan 2, '16

SYDNEY, Australia—Selection chief Clive Lloyd believes the exodus of players like Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Lendl Simmons to the lucrative Twenty20 circuit has definitely had a negative impact on the development of the West Indies Test side.

The legendary former West Indies captain said the absence of such players had left the Caribbean side with a vacuum and forced authorities in the region to undertake a rebuilding process.

“You can’t fault them (players who have turned to T20s),” Lloyd told a media conference at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.

“The money that is being paid in these shorter games, it’s obvious that players are looking towards their future. And unfortunately we’re missing out, all those guys who we groomed have now left so we’re left with a vacuum and we now have to fill that.”