Richie Richardson happy with West Indies’ progress – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Benjamin-Richardson-c84890, the former captain and the manager of the West Indies cricket team, is delighted with his side’s performance in the recently concluded series against New Zealand and thinks that a lot of credit must be given to the team management
for uniting the players.
The Caribbean men outclassed the Black Caps in all three formats of the game, whitewashing the visitors in the T20 series as well as the Tests, and also clinching the five-match One Day International (ODI) series by four games to one.
With the exception of some performances, the islanders have generally struggled to compete in international cricket from the mid-1990s, because of the politics and mismanagement involved with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
The situation however, has started to ameliorate over the last 18
months, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 is the only significant achievement, although the Kiwis themselves are not very highly rated presently.
Richardson is satisfied with the team’s performance and believes that all the hard work put in recent times has started to pay off.
"The hard work, the dedication, the sacrifice and the desire to improve have paid dividends," he said.
Between 1983 and 1996, the 50-year-old Antiguan played 86 Tests and 224 ODIs for West Indies, scoring more than 12 thousand runs at the ultimate level of the game.
The manager further added that the authorities are looking to build a strong West Indies side for future, and the coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ottis-Delroy-Gibson-c80358, is playing a huge role in this cause.
"These are some of the building blocks as we look to build a strong West Indies team," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richardson-c85395 expressed. "Lots of credit must also be given to Coach Gibson and the entire management staff, who are all contributing to the development of a strong
West Indies Team."
Sammy and company’s next assignment in international cricket is the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 is surely one of the sides to reckon with in the
tournament.
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