U-19 success heart-warming in desolate West Indian landscape

This is a great article by Tony Cozier about the the hopeful resurgence of West Indies cricket after the Under 19 World Cup victory. It is important that the players do not get distracted by the T20 leagues like their seniors.

Quote:The obvious questions now are whether the players can carry the benefits of such experiences forward to first-class and international level and be kept away from the mushrooming T20 tournaments

Read more here
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/con...72521.html

I think this victory has made a big difference to west Indies cricket, but all we can do is hope in the future, like the article says, these U19's heads don't get turned by the lure of fame and fortune...particularly fortune, and they carry on as they have been doing.

From what I saw during the post match interviews the players seemed humble and down to  earth. Obviously this victory meant a lot to them but they were not getting carried away by the attention. Now the WICB should seriously sort itself out and not ruin this bunch of exciting cricketers

Rasta kiddies only DEFAULT champs  :-[

That Chest Roll is a good dance ...

yes, the under 19s performance was certainly a breath of fresh air for West Indies Cricket. They gave a glimpse of West Indies cricket of old.Their resilience and determination were very commendable. I hope the West Indies Cricket Board will do all that is possible to encourage these youths to continue in the same vein.