Strained finances, infrastructural issues, the skewed economics of world cricket, the pressures of franchise cricket, and the effect of all these things on the talent pipeline that leads from the grassroots to the West Indies Test team. Last week's innings defeat to India in Ahmedabad brought all these topics back into the spotlight. 

Various voices have called for financial support to help West Indies cricket address these issues. It has led others, in turn, to question why the ICC and other boards must step in to help. West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has a simple answer: West Indies helped the game grow immensely when they dominated world cricket from the 1970s to the 1990s but did not reap the financial rewards for it in the way that India, for example, have done over recent decades when the game has become far more lucrative.

"Look, [it's] the history we bring, or the history we have, and the legacy we have left on this game in all formats," Sammy said, when posed this question two days out from the second Test in Delhi. "Obviously the way we play now, everybody will lean towards that. But if we take that aside, and understand the impact that the West Indies team have had in international cricket, I think all what we ask for, we deserve.

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Sunil Narine, Gayle, Pollard, Bravo, Bishop., Nicky P. Dre Russ will disagree with you. They are all millionaires.

@jnaveen

Sunil Narine, Gayle, Pollard, Bravo, Bishop., Nicky P. Dre Russ will disagree with you. They are all millionaires. 

All of the above are millionaires from the game and didn’t get to that point because they’re West Indian.

They got to that point because they have a skill/talent, that was/is in demand, and were compensated accordingly for performance.

@CaribbeanCricket.com

Sammy does just show how ignorant he is every time he opens his mouth. The most lucrative cricket series between 1979 and 1998 was an Australia tour. West Indies went to Australia 11 times in between that time, by far the most by any team in the same time period. Only Pakistan comes close. There is a reason for that. That is because for the vast majority of that 18 year period, the WI were the number 1 team in the world. Australia didn’t invite us because they were goodwill ambassadors of cricket. They invited us because WI were the most exciting team in the world, followed by Pakistan. And from all accounts of both players and administrators, the treatment and payment were first class. Holding always talks about how well they were treated in Australia. Jeffrey Stollmeyer, a former WICB president is on record as saying the 1979/80 Australian tour saved the board from insolvency.

I am positive Sammy does not know the WICB could not pay the touring guarantee for Australia’s 1991 Frank Worrell trophy visit to the Caribbean. If you don’t know stay quiet

Can you focus on the cricket. You picked your own team, and we are getting licks. Leave the finance to CWI.

Blaming Sammy is easy way out. How did WI bowler go toe to toe with Australian bowlers. Their bowling averages are world class. How come pace bowling remains unaffected under same Sammy. Only batsmenbare not delivering. Did they suddenly lose their ability to score 375, 400 under Sammy?

@jnaveen

The worst of Sammy critic has not said batsmanship woe did not exist before Sammy....or batmen were brilliant.....

Sammy as Head Coach and Sole selector should be candid enough to accept his faults....being busy with St.Lucia kings in CPL rather organise a 15 days preparation camp in Caribbean before boarding India flight.

Sammy as head coach 2+ years..

Reifer..6+ years

Griffith 4+ years

Shallow 6+ years..4 yrs as Vice President+ ..2+yrs as President

Since 2019, this adminstration is running Cricket... Suddenly, Shallow, Chase ,Sammy all in unison started crying about lack of funds..aftet enjoying.6 yrs of power...T-20 World Cup in Caribbean, surplus last year....

It only shows, this administration has failed the company....

Simply resign....