Cricket West Indies recently held a two-day emergency meeting in Trinidad after it identified about '100 things to improve' for the betterment of West Indian cricket. The committee included the likes of Brian Lara, Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and current head coach Daren Sammy among others.
Chairperson of CWI's Cricket Strategy and Officiating Committee Enoch Lewis wants the youngsters rising up the ranks to be educated about the legacy of West Indian cricket.
CWI's Director of Cricket Miles Bascombe shed light on the declining quality of cricketers coming out of the schools of the island nation and highlighted the importance of monitoring players from a very young age.
Lara emphasised on the need of adapting to the modern player's needs and aspirations, highlighting the change cricket has undergone as a sport in the last decade due to the advent of commercial, short-format leagues.
The legendary batter even touched upon the premature retirement of Nicholas Pooran, emphasising upon the need to retain such talents to ensure the betterment of the sport.
It has been a hard time forWest Indiesas far as their recent past is concerned. They did not qualify for the 2023 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy due to an inferior ICC ranking in the ODI format. The Windies, who are currently playing a series against Pakistan, are also coming on the back of an 0-8 drubbing against Australia 0-3 in Tests, 0-5 in T20Is.