LET’S turn back the clock and look for clues.
As some would have us believe, West Indies cricket didn’t start in the 1980s. Nor was its popularity achieved by not losing a Test series between 1980 and 1995. A film was also produced that only highlighted the tremendous pace bowling of the eighties and nineties.
However, WI cricket made big strides from the time they were accepted in 1928 as a Test-playing region which combined the English-speaking islands of the Caribbean as one unit to engage their colonisers in Test matches. Before that recognition, West Indian people had developed a love for the game and through the efforts of these pioneers, the early Caribbean citizens improved themselves at the sport.
Excitement grew in the WI as time marched on and the realization that they were good enough at the sport to compete with the Englishmen and the Australians, the initial two competitors that battled each other for the Ashes. It was noticeable that the West Indian possessed a natural flair for the game which excited the staid, conservative character of the Englishman.
The first one they invited to play in their leagues at home was the late Sir Learie Constantine who lit up the playing fields of Great Britain.
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The poor little baby needs protection ....
Yeah you definitely have to read past the first several paragraphs to get to the meat of the Newsday article... starting with
The International Cricket Council, the authority on cricket worldwide, will eventually have to introduce rules to protect the game of cricket in countries, wealthy or not.
then
Although theres a protective No Objection Certificate that has to be used to give approval, the WI authority refuses to deprive the cricketer of such a financial windfall. Thus, a serious problem.
Cricket West Indies has to consider the effort and organisation required to produce an individual cricketer of a high standard, plus, the huge financial output necessary, without any return on their investment.
Thing is, the ICC is literally those same member boards. The author seems to suggest the ICC needs to find a way to protect WI from its own struggles at senior men's level. He doesn't quite suggest how that can be achieved.
In reply to bdaTryangle
No protection needed but revenue sharing would solve a lot of our issues
In reply to sudden
Which is exactly what the big three are against. India being the most vociferous
In reply to Jumpstart
Wi and the others put themselves into such position years ago when allowing the Big 3 to run the show. Now each are at the mercy of BCCI (and to a lesser extent, ECB - who already don't pay CWI much mind even after the Covid situation and WI playing in England).