GEORGETOWN, Guyana — In a decisive and impassioned assertion, the CARICOM Prime Ministerial Subcommittee on Cricket (PMSC) has issued a robust name to motion, demanding pressing and sweeping reforms in West Indies cricket.
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With the game’s status hanging within the stability, regional leaders declared that the time for excuses has ended—and the time for daring transformation is now.
“A wake-up name”: Caribbean leaders decry cricket’s decline
The announcement adopted a high-level digital assembly of the CARICOM Bureau on July 21, chaired by Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness. He was joined by outgoing Chair and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, and incoming Chair, Terrance Drew of St. Kitts and Nevis.
On the coronary heart of the dialog was Guyana’s President, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who additionally chairs the PMSC on Cricket. Ali led an unflinching dialogue on the troubling state of West Indies cricket—significantly the steep decline in Check match efficiency and the stagnation of youth improvement.
“The crew’s current performances are a wake-up name,” the PMSC declared. “Each match our West Indies crew performs carries weight far past the boundary ropes.”
Cricket as a “public good”: Greater than a recreation
Cricket, the committee burdened, is way over a sport within the Caribbean. It’s a cultural establishment, a supply of financial alternative, and an emblem of regional identification and satisfaction. The PMSC labeled it a “public good” that has traditionally served as a unifying drive and lifted Caribbean nations to world prominence.
But, the leaders expressed deep alarm over the game’s deterioration—citing persistent failures in governance, planning, and improvement pathways. The subcommittee lamented that whereas experiences have lengthy recognized options, significant motion has remained elusive.
Many years of inaction: Studies left to assemble mud
The PMSC took direct goal on the power inaction that has plagued Cricket West Indies (CWI), noting the continued failure to implement vital reforms really useful in a number of landmark evaluations:
- The 2007 Patterson Report on governance overhaul
- The 2015 Eudine Barriteau Report on management and structural change
- The 2020 Wehby Report on CWI reform
“We’re troubled by the shortage of actual progress,” the committee said bluntly. “The time for discuss is over.”
A brand new committee, a renewed mission
In a strategic transfer to interrupt the cycle of inertia, the PMSC will set up a brand new reform committee composed of cricketing icons, private-sector leaders, and educational specialists. This panel will overview the in depth reform literature, distill probably the most pressing and actionable suggestions, and produce a daring, regionally-driven implementation plan.
CWI and nationwide cricket associations shall be invited to participate on this effort—a transparent signal that CARICOM intends to pursue collaboration however will not settle for delay.
Restoring satisfaction, rebuilding greatness
Reaffirming its unwavering dedication to regional cricket, CARICOM vowed to companion with all stakeholders to revive public confidence and return the West Indies to world competitiveness throughout all codecs.
“The Caribbean deserves a cricket crew that displays its ardour and satisfaction,” the assertion concluded. “The time for discuss is over.”
