West Indies Cricket: Too many questions, too little time

Not only the West Indies cricket fans but the entire cricketing world would have their hearts in their mouths when the Windies played the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 qualifier last year in Zimbabwe.

It was a team which showed the world how to dominate world cricket. However, there was almost a situation, when a World Cup could have been staged without the presence of Men in Maroon. Such is the deterioration that the West Indies cricket has witnessed in the last two and a half decades.

They were dearly missed in the 2017 Champions Trophy which saw the best 8 teams in the World locking horns with each other. Windies are not in the top 8 ODI teams. If you win 11 out of your 40 One-Day Internationals and loose 17 ODI bilateral series, you don't deserve a place in the list of the best teams of the world.

ICC's decision to stage a 10-team tournament might be rebuked by these low-ranked teams as they fail to stand anywhere close to the best teams in the world. However, it is meant for something for good as when the best play the best, it makes for a successful event.
bit.ly/2EusjCb