Former West Indies captain Brian Lara questioned the commitment of the Roston Chase-led Test team, while acknowledging the challenges faced by Caribbean players and Cricket West Indies (CWI) in relation to funding.
India thrashed the West Indies by an innings and 140 runs in the first Test of the two-match series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad last week. In both innings with the bat, the West Indies failed to reach the 200-run mark. India batted once and took 20 wickets to win the match inside two and a half days. Following the humiliating defeat, Chase highlighted the lack of infrastructure and finances as one of the reasons behind the team’s disappointing run in Test cricket over the past few years.
“If you want to get things done, you have to have the capital to do it. So that is a major part,” Lara said on the sidelines of the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards in Mumbai on Tuesday. “But at the same time, I would like to ask Roston Chase and the other guys… do they have cricket at heart? Do they really want to play for the West Indies? And that is the most important thing, because you would find a way. So I agree with [Chase on the West Indies’ financial struggles], but I still believe there is an onus on each young player to create that love and desire to play for the West Indies.”
Since beating Zimbabwe in 2022–23, the West Indies have not won a Test series. With only one match remaining in the series, they could level the series by winning the second Test in Delhi, which begins on 10 October.
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