legendary fast bowler Michael Holding has chosen to empathise with the West Indies players for deciding to return home abruptly over a pay dispute while slamming the Caribbean cricket board for the sport’s constant downfall in the region.
Holding said lack of proper administration is the sole cause for the current crisis and the reason behind the West Indies cricket’s struggle for many years now. “All will be fine in West Indies cricket when we get proper administration. We have the talent, we just need proper administration, something we don’t have at the moment,” Holding said when asked whether the players would be able to recover from the latest setback and help the team regain its lost glory.
later in his column, Holding feared “fierce repercussions” for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for deciding to call off the India tour over pay issues with its players and upsetting the powerful BCCI.
Did Holding expect the West Indies players to keep the turbulent issue aside and put up a good showIJ “To be honest, I don’t know what to expect from any team in this format of the game. Anything is possible on a particular day. The fact they played well in the first ODI shows they can do it more frequently.”