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Where are the promising West Indies batsmen? - ketchim - 02-28-2015
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/840569.html
February 28, 2015
[size=14pt]Where are the promising West Indies batsmen?[/size]
The pitches in the first-class competition aren't encouraging batting talent,
thereby prolonging the struggle to replace Gayle and Chanderpaul ......
Re: Where are the promising West Indies batsmen? - ketchim - 02-28-2015
The constantly repeated cliché that "world cricket needs a strong West Indies"
is based on fond memories of the unique brand of excitement provided by their great teams and players of the past.
Re: Where are the promising West Indies batsmen? - ketchim - 02-28-2015
Chris Gayle, the strapping left-handed opener, created global star status with his extrovert personality and intimidating power-hitting;
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is his antithesis, a steadfast accumulator of runs whose average in a Test career now in its 21st year is an imposing 52.33.
Re: Where are the promising West Indies batsmen? - ketchim - 02-28-2015
The absence of 17 leading players - those in South Africa and the World Cup along with five from the IPL
who made themselves unavailable for their Trinidad and Tobago team -
has further diminished the standard.