Is West Indies cricket dead ?

What's buzzing in the world of cricket....

Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby sehwagfan » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:44 am

I was thinking about Chris Gayle issue.

How can a team that is lying so low in the rankings table continue to ignore its best player ? Is ego more imortant than pride for WI players and selectors ?

I feel that WI cricket is going nowhere . And ICC should take over WICB.
sehwagfan
 
Posts: 279
Joined: Wed May 25, 2011 2:30 pm

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby Aidan11 » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:48 am

West Indies cricket has been in decline for years. Gayle is a good player but his head hasn't always been in the right place when it comes to playing for them.

Why do you feel that the ICC should take over the WICB?
2010 Ind v Oz fantasy league
2011-12 internal Prem footy prediction league
2012 US Open Golf Prediction league
2012 Eng vs WI ODIs fantasy league
2012 TV Cup Winner
2012 CC Final Placings Prediction league
2014 Eng v India Test FL
2014 Royal London One Day Cup FL
2014 Ryder Cup FL
2015 Ashes Test FL
2015 County Championship Division 1 FL
2016 SA v Eng Test FL
2016 Eng v SL Test FL
2016 Eng v SL ODI FL
2022 County Championship Div 2 FL
2023 County Championship Div 2 FL
User avatar
Aidan11
 
Posts: 48588
Joined: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:38 pm
Team(s) Supported: Durham CCC, Hartlepool United

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby sehwagfan » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:50 am

Aidan11 wrote:West Indies cricket has been in decline for years. Gayle is a good player but his head hasn't always been in the right place when it comes to playing for them.

Why do you feel that the ICC should take over the WICB?


Because WICB is the root cause for all the problems in WI. How can they treat their best player like this ?
sehwagfan
 
Posts: 279
Joined: Wed May 25, 2011 2:30 pm

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby Spartacus_Aardvark » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:52 am

sehwagfan wrote:And ICC should take over WICB.

Huh!! You got me stumped there. :hmmm

Floundering... most definitely, but there is always hope.
2012 Six Nations prediction guru
User avatar
Spartacus_Aardvark
 
Posts: 1275
Joined: Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:21 am
Location: Etobicoke, Ontario
Team(s) Supported: Durham CCC
England
Chester-le-Street CC

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby Aidan11 » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:55 am

sehwagfan wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:West Indies cricket has been in decline for years. Gayle is a good player but his head hasn't always been in the right place when it comes to playing for them.

Why do you feel that the ICC should take over the WICB?


Because WICB is the root cause for all the problems in WI. How can they treat their best player like this ?


He isn't the first player to be snubbed by his country. There are many examples, not just WIs but every international nation. It's none of the ICC's business who a patricular board chooses to drop.
2010 Ind v Oz fantasy league
2011-12 internal Prem footy prediction league
2012 US Open Golf Prediction league
2012 Eng vs WI ODIs fantasy league
2012 TV Cup Winner
2012 CC Final Placings Prediction league
2014 Eng v India Test FL
2014 Royal London One Day Cup FL
2014 Ryder Cup FL
2015 Ashes Test FL
2015 County Championship Division 1 FL
2016 SA v Eng Test FL
2016 Eng v SL Test FL
2016 Eng v SL ODI FL
2022 County Championship Div 2 FL
2023 County Championship Div 2 FL
User avatar
Aidan11
 
Posts: 48588
Joined: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:38 pm
Team(s) Supported: Durham CCC, Hartlepool United

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby sehwagfan » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:59 am

Aidan11 wrote:
sehwagfan wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:West Indies cricket has been in decline for years. Gayle is a good player but his head hasn't always been in the right place when it comes to playing for them.

Why do you feel that the ICC should take over the WICB?


Because WICB is the root cause for all the problems in WI. How can they treat their best player like this ?


He isn't the first player to be snubbed by his country. There are many examples, not just WIs but every international nation. It's none of the ICC's business who a patricular board chooses to drop.


But WI condition is different than others. They don't have a large pool of good players. I mean cricket has just 8 good teams. And it can't afford to lose more.
sehwagfan
 
Posts: 279
Joined: Wed May 25, 2011 2:30 pm

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby Aidan11 » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:02 pm

sehwagfan wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:
sehwagfan wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:West Indies cricket has been in decline for years. Gayle is a good player but his head hasn't always been in the right place when it comes to playing for them.

Why do you feel that the ICC should take over the WICB?


Because WICB is the root cause for all the problems in WI. How can they treat their best player like this ?


He isn't the first player to be snubbed by his country. There are many examples, not just WIs but every international nation. It's none of the ICC's business who a patricular board chooses to drop.


But WI condition is different than others. They don't have a large pool of good players. I mean cricket has just 8 good teams. And it can't afford to lose more.


Ok then let's turn this around.

Supposing the ICC do take control. What can they do to make WI's cricket great again?
2010 Ind v Oz fantasy league
2011-12 internal Prem footy prediction league
2012 US Open Golf Prediction league
2012 Eng vs WI ODIs fantasy league
2012 TV Cup Winner
2012 CC Final Placings Prediction league
2014 Eng v India Test FL
2014 Royal London One Day Cup FL
2014 Ryder Cup FL
2015 Ashes Test FL
2015 County Championship Division 1 FL
2016 SA v Eng Test FL
2016 Eng v SL Test FL
2016 Eng v SL ODI FL
2022 County Championship Div 2 FL
2023 County Championship Div 2 FL
User avatar
Aidan11
 
Posts: 48588
Joined: Thu Sep 02, 2010 7:38 pm
Team(s) Supported: Durham CCC, Hartlepool United

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby sehwagfan » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:07 pm

Aidan11 wrote:
Ok then let's turn this around.

Supposing the ICC do take control. What can they do to make WI's cricket great again?


Make sure:

1. Their best players are available for selection.
2. Their best players are paid properly.
3. Timely inspection of their domestic cricket and infrastructure.
sehwagfan
 
Posts: 279
Joined: Wed May 25, 2011 2:30 pm

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby OffStumpYorker » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:08 pm

sehwagfan wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:
sehwagfan wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:West Indies cricket has been in decline for years. Gayle is a good player but his head hasn't always been in the right place when it comes to playing for them.

Why do you feel that the ICC should take over the WICB?


Because WICB is the root cause for all the problems in WI. How can they treat their best player like this ?


He isn't the first player to be snubbed by his country. There are many examples, not just WIs but every international nation. It's none of the ICC's business who a patricular board chooses to drop.


But WI condition is different than others. They don't have a large pool of good players. I mean cricket has just 8 good teams. And it can't afford to lose more.


I'm not sure this is valid as there are only 6 Sheffield Shield teams in Australia, England has 18 counties which team has been the better one over the course of the last 20 years?
'To Beer or Not to Beer, that is the Question, whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The hangover and pains of outrageous lager'
User avatar
OffStumpYorker
 
Posts: 3955
Joined: Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:44 pm
Location: London
Team(s) Supported: Yorkshire CCC, England (naturally), Sheffield Wednesday (for my sins)

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby sehwagfan » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:10 pm

OffStumpYorker wrote:
I'm not sure this is valid as there are only 6 Sheffield Shield teams in Australia, England has 18 counties which team has been the better one over the course of the last 20 years?


But CA is not as inefficient as WICB. And moreover Australian players are paid properly unlike their windies counterparts.
sehwagfan
 
Posts: 279
Joined: Wed May 25, 2011 2:30 pm

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby OffStumpYorker » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:25 pm

sehwagfan wrote:
OffStumpYorker wrote:
I'm not sure this is valid as there are only 6 Sheffield Shield teams in Australia, England has 18 counties which team has been the better one over the course of the last 20 years?


But CA is not as inefficient as WICB. And moreover Australian players are paid properly unlike their windies counterparts.


The WICB has never been a rich board, and never will be, even at the height of thier domination in the 80's they were still relatively under paid. Holding used to earn more from a county crontract than he did Playing for the Windies.
'To Beer or Not to Beer, that is the Question, whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The hangover and pains of outrageous lager'
User avatar
OffStumpYorker
 
Posts: 3955
Joined: Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:44 pm
Location: London
Team(s) Supported: Yorkshire CCC, England (naturally), Sheffield Wednesday (for my sins)

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby laughingdevil » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:32 pm

sehwagfan wrote:
Aidan11 wrote:
Ok then let's turn this around.

Supposing the ICC do take control. What can they do to make WI's cricket great again?


Make sure:

1. Their best players are available for selection.
2. Their best players are paid properly.
3. Timely inspection of their domestic cricket and infrastructure.


On point 2 where do they get the money from? This is linked to point 1, WI cricket cannot afford to pay wages that compete with the IPL, so players want to go IPL, add in then things like Gayles attitude problem (which he has) and you are saying there should be no team discipline.

Furthermore it sets a precedent, how would you feel if ICC said BCCI wasn't fit to run India's cricket because they were not acting in the best inerest of Indian players by refusing URDS and decided to run it themselves?

IMO WI cricket is not dead, nor dying, they competed well against Pakistan with some of their big names missing, they played well in patches like all the lower teams do. They can improve, but an ICC take over would IMO fix nothing.
laughingdevil
 
Posts: 1121
Joined: Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:12 pm
Team(s) Supported: England Cricket Team
Manchester United

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby ddb » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:34 pm

because they were not acting in the best inerest of Indian players by refusing URDS and decided to run it themselves?


It is the Indian players that are forcing this, no? Sachin and Dhoni hate it supposedly.
Intent

IPL 2009 Prediction League Champion 2009-10 footy prediction guru Joint 2010 footy final placings guru 2010 Eng vs Bang combined prediction guru 2011 World Cup Fantasy
User avatar
ddb
 
Posts: 19376
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:54 pm
Location: Kohlism

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby mikesiva » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:43 pm

Given the ICC's inability to make proper decisions, I think they are ideally suited to run West Indies cricket....
:lmao
Seriously though, disputes like this have been the norm in WIndies cricket, ever since Viv Richards retired. Gayle is not the first, and he won't be the last.

No, WI cricket is not dead. Believe it or not, in the Test arena, they've improved, when you compare this team to the team led by Lara. Under Lara, the West Indies remained rooted in eighth place in the rankings. Now, they're seventh, ahead of NZ and only just below Pakistan.

Personally, I think Gayle should be in the team. Other WI fans, like ChrisQ and silvamaine, think he shouldn't be in the team. But I don't think Gayle's presence would suddenly convert the Windies into a winning outfit. He's on the wrong side of 30, and it's time for youngsters to come to the fore.

At present, I don't see the WI reaching the pinnacle of Test cricket with this current batch, but they will win the occasional match now and then. Yes, Test crowds have declined, but the 20/20 was practically sold out, and the ODI crowds have varied between poor and reasonable. You could say that the crowds are comparable to the ones you see in South Africa and NZ for similar versions of the game, so not much difference there, IMHO....

The West Indies will continue to stumble along, in spite of infighting and poor leadership, much like Pakistan.
Nobody has a stance quite like the mighty Shivnarine....

Australia-New Zealand ODI's Prediction Guru
2009 spring chess league guru
Pakistan vs Australia ODI's Prediction Guru
World 20/20 Prediction Guru
2010-2011 final places Premiership footy prediction guru
2011 French Open tennis prediction guru
2011 Bang vs WI combined fantasy guru
2012 Caribbean T20 fantasy guru
2012 Euros prediction guru
2012-2013 final places Premiership footy prediction guru
2013 Champions League prediction guru
2013 chess mini-tournament guru
2014 Eng-SL combined fantasy guru
2014 chess mini-tournament guru
2017 Australian Open tennis guru
User avatar
mikesiva
 
Posts: 38752
Joined: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:41 pm
Location: Hertfordshire, England
Team(s) Supported: First - West Indies
Joint Second - England, Sri Lanka

Re: Is West Indies cricket dead ?

Postby ddb » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:46 pm

Can we get back on topic? :)
Intent

IPL 2009 Prediction League Champion 2009-10 footy prediction guru Joint 2010 footy final placings guru 2010 Eng vs Bang combined prediction guru 2011 World Cup Fantasy
User avatar
ddb
 
Posts: 19376
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:54 pm
Location: Kohlism

Next

Return to International Cricket

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 27 guests

cron