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Mauled and humiliated: The rise of West Indies declinism in cricket

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Updated on: 20 July,2023 08:00 PM IST  |  Port of Spain
Srijanee Majumdar | srijanee.majumdar@mid-day.com

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Mauled and humiliated: The rise of West Indies declinism in cricket

It comes as no surprise that West Indies will not be part of the upcoming ODI World Cup after being eliminated from the Qualifiers (Pic: AFP)

Perhaps, no cricket team in history is as revered as the West Indies side of the 1980s. From 1980 to 1995, the team did not lose a single Test series. The Caribbean cocktail of ferocious fast bowling and aggressive batting resonated far beyond the field. “I have 5m West Indians depending on me to perform at my best so they can walk the streets and be proud,” Michael Holding once recalled in ‘Fire in Babylon’, a story of Caribbean empowerment in the sport.

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