Deeply upset: West Indies board reacts to T20 World Cup flop present, guarantees thorough postmortem

Cricket West Indies chief Ricky Skerritt got here up with a strongly-worded assertion, expressing his disappointment over West Indies’s early exit from T20 World Cup 2022. Nicholas Pooran-led facet misplaced to Scotland and Ireland to exit the World Cup earlier than the Super 12 phases.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 21, 2022 21:49 IST

West Indies had been proven the door in Round 1 of T20 World Cup 2022 (AFP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt on Friday mentioned that the board was deeply upset with West Indies’s efficiency in T20 World Cup 2022, saying he was capable of perceive the “utter frustration” that’s being expressed by a piece of followers after their early exit.

West Indies did not make the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup, bowing out in Round 1 of the event for the primary time of their historical past. The two-time champions, who dominated the format up to now, misplaced to Ireland and Scotland to endure an early exit.

West Indies’s solely win in Round 1 got here in opposition to Zimbabwe and their batting did not click on regardless of the presence of T20 globetrotters, together with captain Pooran.

“I am deeply disappointed with the performance, and results of our team in Australia, and I appreciate the sense of utter frustration that is being experienced by many. The ongoing inability of our batsmen to prevail over opposing slow bowling continued to be an obvious weakness in Australia, and untimely shot selections seem to be deeply embedded in the T20 batting culture of our senior team,” Skerritt mentioned in a press release from CWI.

“However, I want to assure stakeholders that a thorough postmortem will be carried out on all aspects of our World Cup preparation and performance and that solutions will be found in keeping with CWI’s strategy to improve the quality and sustainability of cricket on all fronts, and in all formats.

“West Indies cricket is greater than anybody particular person or occasion, and continues to want the enter and help of all stakeholders,” he added.

West Indies’s preparation was marred by off-field controversies as star batter Shimron Hetmyer was dropped from the squad for lacking his flight to Australia.

West Indies had been with out their T20 superstars Andre Russell and Sunil Narine who’ve hardly performed worldwide cricket for the nation regardless of being regulars in T20 leagues throughout the globe.

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Oct 21, 2022