Brian Lara urges WICB to rope in Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo to boost the younger generation

West Indies has been playing some mediocre cricket for a while now across all formats of the game, and this has now given tension to all the legends hailing from a once-great cricketing team. In a recent series against Australia in the Day-Night test, the West Indies lost the third Test in Jamaica to a series clean sweep after being bowled out for just 27, the second-lowest score in Test history and the worst since 1955. Many celebrities were awakened from their slumber by this, and the current West Indies team is in appalling shape.

The West Indies are no longer on the same playing field as other nations, according to legendary hitter Brian Lara, who also emphasised the necessity for action to safeguard the interests of young Caribbean players in order to keep them inspired to participate in the system.

He, Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, and current coach Darren Sammy attended a two-day emergency meeting of Cricket West Indies (CWI) members in Trinidad, which preceded his remarks.

In the most recent development, Brian Lara was asked for his ideas on how to make the team's circumstances better. Batting veteran Brian Lara has urged Cricket West Indies (CWI) to enlist former stars Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, and Kieron Pollard in order to help raise the calibre of the current crop of players as West Indies cricket descends into a long-standing crisis.

Lara claimed that the three could enhance communication and that contemporary icons Gayle, Bravo, and Pollard bring a deeper comprehension of the younger generation, whom these youngsters look up to very much respectfully.

“In particular, I believe former players such as Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard possess a unique and timely perspective that can prove invaluable. These men have not only played at the highest level, but have done so in an era that reflects the modern athlete’s psyche, ambitions, and motivations. Their proximity to today’s players — in terms of generational alignment and shared dressing rooms — gives them an authentic understanding of what drives, distracts, or disillusions the modern West Indian cricketer. The time to act is now, but we must act together,” concluded Lara.

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