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| There is a lesson for everyone in this shameful defeat The West Indies team could not reach the World Cup for the first time |
The West Indies team of cricket champions twice has failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time.
On Saturday, Scotland defeated the West Indies by seven wickets during the World Cup Qualifier 2023 in Harare.
Poor performance is being deepened by the West Indies World Cup where it is being deeply saddened by its former cricketers that the team's quality has fallen so much that it has fallen. There is no further decline and there is advice for everyone.
Scotland's team fell to the West Indies
Scotland won the toss and invited the West Indies to bat. Opener Johnson Charles was dismissed at zero, after which West Indies captain Shay Hoop, Tortome's top scorer Nicholas Poran, and all-rounder Jason Holder all got a good start, but failed to support any team till the end. Brendon McChmulin took three wickets in his three overs in the first innings.
The West Indies team was all out at 181 due to poor batting.
In the second innings, McMullin scored 69 while Matthew Cross scored 74 and Scotland scored 185 runs for the loss of three wickets.
But to further advance in the World Cup qualifier, Scotland must defeat Zimbabwe and the Netherlands.
Remember that five years ago, the West Indies defeated Scotland by five runs. The West Indies team in Hobart was all out on 198, in response to which Scotland scored 125 runs for the loss of five wickets, but the rain stopped the game. Dick Worth Lewis declared the West Indies winner by just five runs.
'We disappointed ourselves'
After the victory, McCon said, "If things were happening in our favor, we had to make full use of it." I got all the wickets, I liked.
Matthew (cross) played excellent today and we both endured pressure. It was great to see them back in the form. '
Reacting to his defeat, Shay Hoop says, 'I can't lift a finger on anything. We have disappointed ourselves throughout the tournament. We have to look back and see how we start the innings.
'I think fielding is related to your behavior. We have to try more, especially with our behavior. The catch is missed, and bad fielding is happening, it is part of the game. But efforts should be made.
Hoop said, 'The foundation begins. We have to go home and make better preparations. We cannot come here and expect that we are a great team when we are not ready. '
The West Indian captain acknowledged, 'We can't get up and say that we are a great team. There is something to pay attention to, we can only control the thing that is in our bus. '
He praised Scotland's game, "I saw discipline in them, especially in his bowling attack." We can learn from them. '
'The shameful defeat ... Talent insufficient '
Former fast bowler and commentator Ann Bishop described the West Indies' defeat as the fall of the World Cup-winning team.
'Change the captain, change the coach, which changes. The results remained the same as expected. '
He said, "In the group stage matches, the West Indies played bad cricket in fielding and batting. This raises the question, is this game acceptable in any way? '
Former all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite with him replied, 'This is not a straightforward answer. This time after the T20, we are losing opportunities in another format. '
"This is the level of fall that you can't go down."
He says that "the real thing is how to improve talent."
Ann Bishop said it has been a difficult journey for the West Indies cricket team fans all over the world. "It has been a dramatic journey twice the world champion, twice the Twenty20 champions team's rise to fall."
They say, 'The problem is the system. We have to change the system, make changes to it. '
It is to be noted that the current West Indies coach and former captain Darren Sammy commented on the previous defeat against the Netherlands, saying, "This defeat reflects our performance."
He said, "Occasionally you have to go down to go up."
Commenting on the West Indies' defeat, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag said, "It is shameful.
"This proves that talent is inadequate, it needs attention and a better management structure that is free from politics."
According to Gautam Gambhir, the West Indies can still become the number one team, while former captain Mohammad Hafeez's opinion is advised for everyone in the failure of the West Indies.
'Professor Hafeez says that "to stay at the international level also requires infrastructure, better players' management."
Meanwhile, Shoaib Akhtar says it is very sad to see the West Indies not qualify for the World Cup.