West Indies Cricket has been a depressing sight for many of it's loyal cricket fans for 20 years now. Gone are the days that West Indies would "Whitewash" England, dominate Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and New Zealand. Now it's the other way around, they have become the minnows of world cricket, the whipping boys, so to speak for the mentioned international teams. May I add even Zimbabwe, Bangladesh have been challenging for West Indies to defeat.
You may ask why after 15 years of dominance West Indies Cricket are in this decline. The first place to start is at home at The West Indies Cricket Board (W.I.C.B.), where most of the blame should be directed towards them. There are directors of the W.I.C.B. who have kept there positions for 15-20 years, who 'piggy backed' on West Indies and who have held onto the same beliefs 30 years ago, that the talent will come and West Indies will win again. There needs to be some new blood injected into West Indies Cricket at board level, who are open to new ideas on how to guide West Indies Cricket forward.
Former players are needed to make contributions to West Indies Cricket in the form of coaching and management. I can't understand why former players Brian Lara and Michael Holding are not encouraged to assist in the development of players. I am sure they would love to help or nurture young players or even established players. If there are stumbling blocks in the relationship between themselves and the W.I.C.B. then this need to be ironed out because the bigger picture is West Indies Cricket.
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