Cricket’s Olympic Sheen Might Spark Once Mighty West Indies
The post Cricket’s Olympic Sheen Might Spark Once Mighty West Indies appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. West Indies have found things difficult in recent decades after dominating cricket (Photo by RANDY … More BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Shortly after West Indies plummeted to a measly 27 – the second lowest score in 148 years of Test cricket – in their humiliating home defeat to Australia, Chris Dehring copped a barrage at the airport as he departed his native Jamaica to attend the International Cricket Council meetings in Singapore. “What are you going to do about it? It’s a disgrace! Someone needs to get fired,” were just some of the barbs hurled at Dehring, the new Cricket West Indies chief executive having been the managing director of the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean. From the airline counter to immigration officials, everyone had their two cents worth at a beleaguered Dehring who could see the silver lining. “It was a tough, tough walk through the airport,” Dehring told me recently in Singapore. “But it could be worse, they could be saying nothing. If I would walk through the airport and nobody said a word, I’d be terrified. We know the passion is there and people do care about West Indies cricket.” Even though West Indies’ pace bowlers were highly dangerous, evoking the lore of their predecessors, a lack of batting depth – which could have been propped up by several players opting to play in America’s lucrative Major League Cricket – was exposed by Australia in three fairly one-sided Tests. Australia thrashed West Indies in the recent Test series (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP via Getty … More Images) AFP via Getty Images None of the Tests reached the fifth and final day, while only the second Test made it to the fourth. Crowds were generally modest, with Australian tourists inflating the numbers. “It…
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West Indies have found things difficult in recent decades after dominating cricket (Photo by RANDY … More BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Shortly after West Indies plummeted to a measly 27 – the second lowest score in 148 years of Test cricket – in their humiliating home defeat to Australia, Chris Dehring copped a barrage at the airport as he departed his native Jamaica to attend the International Cricket Council meetings in Singapore. “What are you going to do about it? It’s a disgrace! Someone needs to get fired,” were just some of the barbs hurled at Dehring, the new Cricket West Indies chief executive having been the managing director of the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean. From the airline counter to immigration officials, everyone had their two cents worth at a beleaguered Dehring who could see the silver lining. “It was a tough, tough walk through the airport,” Dehring told me recently in Singapore. “But it could be worse, they could be saying nothing. If I would walk through the airport and nobody said a word, I’d be terrified. We know the passion is there and people do care about West Indies cricket.” Even though West Indies’ pace bowlers were highly dangerous, evoking the lore of their predecessors, a lack of batting depth – which could have been propped up by several players opting to play in America’s lucrative Major League Cricket – was exposed by Australia in three fairly one-sided Tests. Australia thrashed West Indies in the recent Test series (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP via Getty … More Images) AFP via Getty Images None of the Tests reached the fifth and final day, while only the second Test made it to the fourth. Crowds were generally modest, with Australian tourists inflating the numbers. “It…
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