The lessons Sri Lanka can learn from West Indies
Sun, May 20, '18
You will struggle to find a middle-aged or an elderly Sri Lankan who didn’t admire West Indies. The Three Ws, Garry Sobers, Sonny Ramadhin, Rohan Kanhai, Alvin Kallicharran, Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Larry Gomes, Gordon Greenidge, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Michael Holding, Malcolm Marshall and Brian Charles Lara were loved by all and sundry. Apart from being world beaters, the spirit with which the West Indies’ played their cricket earned the admiration and adoration of fans. Sadly, West Indies are no more a force to be reckoned with.
Renowned basketball coach John Wooden once said, ‘Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be.’ That exactly what happened to West Indies cricket, who thought natural talent will continue to take care of their future. There was no shortage of natural talent, but teams like Australia started beating them with extensive use of sports science and other teams followed suit. More recently a series of administrative blunders have dragged West Indies to their current mess.
