“The Antilles Cricket failed the players”

The Cricket of the Antilles does not only harm their history 27 against Australia. Now he is, or perhaps, under a deeper crisis. Whoever implies that his stars are moving away from international cricket. The last to say goodbye was Nicholas Poornan, 29 years old and still at the top of his powers. And Brian Lara, one of the most respected voices of the Caribbean cricket, is enough. The legend called the administrators for not having kept the players loyal to international cricket.

“I can’t blame Pooran”: Lara blame the system

Speaking on the podcast “Stick To Cricket”, Brian Lara did not chop her words. He blamed the Antilles cricket board for omitting the bare minimum to keep his high level talent, using the sudden pooran retirement as a flash point. “”You have a lot of guys who decide to know what to do with their career. You have your aggressive players like Pooran, who retired at 29 years old. And honestly, it is quite clear why they did. There are five or six leagues around the world, and they are able to earn a sum of substantial money by playing. “”

Lara, who was in conversation with her colleagues legends like Phil Tuffnell, David Lloyd, Michael Vaughan and Sir Alastair Cook, said that he could understand the mindset of a player. With several white ball leagues circulating in the world, players are required to be attracted to them, given the money involved. If the international council is no more effort, the players will leave.

“I have no problem with that. The truth is that I do not think that the West Indies Cricket Board or the Administration did something significant to keep players loyal to the Cricket of the Antilles, contrary to what plates of countries like England, Australia or even India. “

Pooran left, Russell then

Pooran, who made his T20I debut in 2016, retired while the most crowned T20I cricket player in the Antilles (106 games) and their biggest format scorer. Known for its striking and clutch performance, his departure leaves a blatant hole in the average order of the Antilles. Its release comes a few months before the T20 2026 World Cup and a few days after taking a break in the tour in England, citing the fatigue of IPL.

Worse still, Andre Russell also confirmed that he would retire the internationals after the last two T20is against Australia, adding to the growing list of Caribbean stars hiding franchise leagues over national functions. Russell was not a coherent element in the Caribbean outfit anyway. While playing the majority of World Cups, his appearances decreased as his list of franchises increased.

All this takes place only a few days after the collapse of the Antilles for their lowest test score in history, barely 27 points against Australia in Kingston. The defeat ended a 3-0 laundering washing and launched alarms not only in the press box, but in the West Indies meeting room.

In response, the president of the WICB, Dr. Kishore, confirmed an emergency meeting and called legends like Sir Clive Lloyd, Sir Vivian Richards and Brian Lara to form a special advisory group. “”This commitment is not a ceremonial. These are men who helped define our golden eras, and their prospects will be invaluable while we are shaping the next phase of our cricket development“Said Shallow.