Legendary participant Sir Vivian Richards urged West Indies to study from Afghanistan and re-establish themselves as a drive in ODI cricket. The West Indies and Sri Lanka, each former world champions, have didn’t qualify for the continued Champions Trophy with WI even failing to participate within the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.
“I’m simply hoping that my West Indies group can take a leaf out of those guys’ e-book, as a result of there’s a ardour and power that the Afghanis have dropped at the sport,” Richards mentioned.
“They haven’t been within the cricket world for as long as perhaps another groups around the globe, however simply their preventing spirit. To me, the power to study because the years go by, that might have given them the expertise that’s wanted to ensure that them to be the place they’re at. When you may see Afghanistan within the Champions League, and the West Indies not, it implies that Afghanistan is doing one thing proper,” he added.
As in comparison with West Indies, Afghanistan have now change into a good drive within the Asian area on the again of some constant displaying in ICC tournaments with the aspect eliminating England within the ongoing Champions Trophy whereas additionally making it to the semifinals of the 2024 T20 World Cup.
“To ensure that us to get ourselves again the place we as soon as had been, it’ll take perhaps not simply the gamers, however people from the board, people who find themselves in accountable positions,” Richards mentioned.
“For them to consider that this isn’t simply the gamers, however it takes folks from the board to determine the issues that could be lacking, (as to) why we aren’t there. I really feel very irritated with the truth that the West Indies group, with such (a) big legacy, just isn’t within the Champions Trophy and it hurts. It makes me really feel very, very unhappy, as a result of we’re significantly better than that,” he added.
