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Thursday, January 2, 2025

One atrocity after another. Cameron, Skerritt and Shallow

 It is possible West Indies will not win a single test match in 2025. It is said  West Indies  is scheduled to contest ten test matches versus Pakistan, New Zealand, India and Australia in 2025. If West Indies loose  only 5 or 6 matches it much be considered satisfactory. From Kanhai in 1957 to the emergence of Motie this Mande has never imagined a worse scenario for West Indies cricket. CWI is a bag of nonsense. One atrocity after another. Cameron, Skerritt and Shallow must be the worse so-called Africans ever as administrators. Until and unless Cricketers must be the administrators in CWI and its affiliates; West Indies cricket  has little or no chance of surviving. None of the administrators are international cricketers
This Hebrew recalls Ian Chappell saying he approached Don Bradman on the behalf of Australian  internationals and first class players.  Don Bradman rejected every proposal. Australian Cricket Board refused to ensure cricketers were handsomely remunerated for their skills in the sports industry.  Kerry Packer filled the void
CWI must improve scouting 17-26 year old prospects. CWI must  lock up the prospects with performance developmental incentive stipend/contracts to December 31, 2032 with availability for test match appearances the priority.  The stipend/contracts, must  permit a T20 franchise appearance as for supplemental income. This Hebrew is saying such actions will prevent repeating the issues CWI experienced with obtaining international appearances of Pooran, Russell and Pollard and the major entertainers 2014-2024.
Period of study 2014 - 2024
West Indies 2014 Under-19 World Cup squad
Nicholas Pooran (vc) Wicketkeeper, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Jonathan Drakes, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Jeremy Solozano, Fabian Allen, Ramaal Lewis (c),  Bryan Charles, Preston McSween Left arm Fast medium, Marquino Mindley, Tristan Coleman, Jerome Jones Left arm Medium, Ray Jordan, Gudakesh Motie (Tristan Coleman, Jerome Jones, Ray Jordan may not have have satisfied regional output),
WI 2016 U 19 squad
West Indies 2016 Under-19 World Cup squad
Shimron Hetmyer (captain), Jyd Goolie, Keacy Carty, Shahid Crooks, Michael Frew, Tevin Imlach (wicketkeeper), Ryan John, Alzarri Joseph, Kirstan Kallicharan, Obed McCoy, Keemo Paul, Gidron Pope, Odean Smith, Shamar Springer, Emmanuel Stewart, Chemar Holder.(Shahid Crooks, Michael Frew, Kirstan Kallicharan, Gidron Pope, Emmanuel Stewart,  have been disappointing),

Observations and solutions 
  short and long term 
30 consecutive years of miserable international cricket is too long for the mess to be acceptable 
CWI and its affiliates are the major reason for the travesty 
Why aren’t test matches annually in Jamaica and Guyana? 
Perhaps, 3 T20Is, 2 ODIs and 2 tests matches per affiliates annually is the best possible solution
CWI and its affiliates must express transparent communications and directives to the top tier cricketers stating the cricketers  must make themselves available for test match selection to be eligible for international competition
CWI and its affiliates must choose one captain and vice captain – for international competition Perhaps, Lewis, King, Pooran, and Hetmyer, are the best candidates 
CWI and its affiliates must offer performance based stipends or contracts to 19 -28 years annually as per CWI competitions 
CWI and its affiliates must close the door upon those refusing to comply 
The affiliate boards must be impressed to exclude  top tier cricketers from their squads and teams who refuse to make themselves available for test match selection
CWI and its affiliates must eradicate the political nonsense of ethnic bias and national cleavage. 
CWI and its affiliates must Publish depth charts - 
top 6 batsmen; opening batsmen;  against regional spinners; against international spinners; left handed batsmen;
top 6 bowlers; fast bowlers; left arm fast bowlers; right arm fast bowlers;
spinners; off spinners; leg spinners; left arm spinners; 
top 6 Wicket keepers
CWI and its affiliates must lively up the wickets in the Caribbean
CWI and its affiliates must select players based on merit and performance in various geographies; CWI  must consider  three trial matches is sufficient yardstick for test selection

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