West Indies cricket might “cease to exist” except the problem of its gamers prioritising world Twenty20 leagues forward of worldwide duties is resolved, in response to a report commissioned by Cricket West Indies (CWI). The report from a three-man panel made up of former captain and batting nice Brian Lara, skilled South African coach Mickey Arthur and a senior decide Patrick Thompson, was commissioned after West Indies’ shock early exit from final 12 months’s T20 World Cup in Australia.

West Indies have struggled with availability points for gamers who characteristic within the Indian Premier League and different T20 competitions around the globe.

“It is essential that some middle ground is arrived at. Otherwise, West Indies cricket may cease to exist as an entity,” mentioned the report.

“This group does not indulge in doomsday predictions but no entity, sporting or otherwise, has a viable future if its talent is not harnessed and effectively managed,” the report added.

“It is not in the best interests of West Indies cricket that our best players play in every global league and play for the WI Team on an optional basis,” the report mentioned.

The report urged a “frank and honest discussion” concerning the subject with the intention to discover a resolution to what it referred to as an “impasse”

One of the problems blocking higher settlement about participant schedules and availability is the long-standing conflicts between gamers and CWI, the report mentioned.

“In this group’s view, there is significant distrust between the players and administration and this distrust is inimical to ensuring that the best 11 players turn out for the WI Team in every match,” the report mentioned.

The report made a sequence of suggestions for bettering the functioning of the West Indies crew forward of the 2024 T20 World Cup which shall be held within the Caribbean and the United States.

But the authors didn’t again the concept of a separate coach for pink ball and white ball groups given the restricted quantity of Test cricket being performed.

They additionally steered that key gamers for the T20 facet ought to be given extra publicity to Test cricket with the intention to get used to the situations and customary of opposition.

West Indies have loved success within the T20 format, successful the World Cup in 2012 and 2016 — solely England have additionally gained the competitors twice.

But in Australia, the Caribbean facet completed backside of their group, ending behind Zimbabwe, Ireland and Scotland.

The report mentioned the crew have been “underprepared” and pointed the finger on the brief time between the Caribbean Premier League match and the T20 World Cup.

The report mentioned that except change was made, the expertise pool of Caribbean gamers risked being utilized by others.

“WI cricket does not lack for talent but our small size in comparison with other cricketing nations means that we cannot afford to lose any talented players.

“Cricket West Indies (CWI) should develop and create clear pathways for the identification, improvement and administration of expertise. Otherwise, WI cricket runs the chance of being strip-mined by different skilled leagues that may afford to reap and develop our gamers for his or her profit.”

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