Legends Called to Save West Indies Cricket After Australia Defeat

The West Indies cricket is going through a tough time, especially in red-ball cricket. Recently, Australia came to the Caribbean nation for a 3-match Test series. Since the games were in West Indies, it was expected that the hosts would win the series. On the contrary, Australia white-washed them in their own homeground. It was a pretty disappointing loss for the West Indies players and the Board as well.

Keeping the future of red-ball cricket in mind, the Cricket West Indies (CWI) called in for an emergency meeting of the senior players as per reports. CWI President, Dr Kishore Shallow expressed his grief in a letter, which he extended towards former players like like Brian Lara, Clive Lloyd, Sir Vivian Richards, among many others. All these legends will attend the West Indies cricket emergency meeting after this Test defeat.

West Indies Emergency Meeting

The letter from Dr. Kishore Shallow read, “As an immediate step, I have advised the Chair of the Cricket Strategy and Officiating Committee to convene an emergency meeting to review the recent Test series against Australia, particularly the final match. To strengthen the discussions, I have extended invitations to three of our greatest batsmen ever: Sir Clive Lloyd, Sir Vivian Richards, and Brian Lara. They will join past greats Dr. Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dr. The Most Honourable Desmond Haynes, Ian Bradshaw, who already serve on the committee."

West Indies cricket had some legendary names in the past but now, the team is struggling across formats. The terror of the players is finished, which is one of the reasons why the Board is facing downfall. The real issue with the West Indies players is that despite having the potential, they have failed to perform multiple times, causing trouble for the Board. CWI is going through a financial crisis as well, which is another issue them.

Australia Clean Sweep West Indies

After two losing two consecutive Test matches in the WI vs AUS 2025 Test series, the fans wouldn't have hoped for another disappointing performance from the West Indies players in the third match. It was Australia's decision to bat first in the match. From the way they batted, it looked like the pitch wasn't in a great form. The Aussies lost two quick wickets, but Cameron Green and Steve Smith saved the first innings by scoring 46 and 48 runs, respectively. The rest of the batters couldn't even touch the 30-run mark. For West Indies, Shamar Joseph claimed four wickets, while Jayden Seales and Justin Greaves took three wickets each.

In return, West Indies' batters flop show continued. They could only score 143 runs, with John Campbell scoring 36 runs off 65 balls. Scott Boland claimed three wickets, while Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins got two wickets each. In the second innings, Green's fantastic batting continued as he scored 42 runs off 66 balls. However, the rest of the batters failed to impress and Australia were bowled out for 121 runs. West Indies got a target of 203 runs to win the match.

However, to everyone's surprise, they were bowled out for just 27 runs, which became the second lowest score in Test cricket. It was very disheartening to watch the players demotivated as they left the field after the loss. The crowd was shocked to witness such thing. But for Australia, it was Mitchell Starc who did the track on a bouncy track. He claimed a six-wicket haul, helped the Aussies white-wash the hosts and won the Player of the Match award as well. Not only that, he won the Player of the Series as well for his brilliant performance.