A humiliating
conclusion is nothing new for West Indies but in each match and in each series
they script humiliations in a new way. Yesterday was one of those days where
they gave humiliation a new name. West Indies
digested one of the most disgraceful defeats ever in their history of
Test cricket. Nineteen wickets fell in a single for 261 runs! Being a fan of
Caribbean cricket since my school days, it was nothing an absolute shocker! It
was painful to witness!
Since the beginning of this century, cricket pundits kept on
discussing about the downfall of West Indies and gave various solutions to
overcome this bad patch each minute. Meanwhile, the players started to shift
focus on earning cash and invested their interest on cricket’s bustard child,
Twenty20 and the tournament of evils, the Twenty20 leagues, by undermining, but
West Indies cricket players and their ‘awesome’ Cricket Board hardly bothered
about their enriched cricket culture, glorious past and ardent fans but watched
an empire to perish each second, the best format of the game, at which once
upon a time they ruled like a Lion, Test cricket.
Frankly speaking, the West Indians are not interested to
play five-day matches anymore. By scripting such performances each year, they
are simply insulting Test cricket. And for which, to teach such teams a lesson,
the International Cricket Council must implement the two-tier Test system. This
system would not only force such teams to improve but will restore balance
in Test cricket as well.
Thank You
Faisal Caesar
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