• The West Indies exited the T20 World Cup early after losing to Scotland and Ireland.
• Ricky Skerritt, President of Cricket West Indies, has criticised the team’s attitude and technical deficiencies.

Ricky Skerritt, President of Cricket West Indies, has criticised the Caribbean team’s performance in Australia.

Skerritt bemoaned the group’s attitude and technical deficiencies in a social media statement after losing to both Scotland and Ireland to miss out on the Super 12 phase and bow out of the T20 World Cup early.

In Hobart, the side struggled with spin on a Bellerive Oval surface that generally favoured quick bowling.

After falling 42 runs short of 161 against Richie Berrington’s side to start the tournament, the West Indies could only muster 146 against Ireland, a total that was easily chased down in 17.3 overs.

“I am deeply disappointed with the performance results of our team in Australia and I appreciate the sense of utter frustration that is being experienced by many,” Skerritt began.

“The ongoing inability of our batsmen to prevail over opposing slow bowling continued to be an obvious weakness in Australia, and untimely shot selections seem to be deeply embedded in the T20 batting culture of our senior team.”

Skerritt has served as CWI President since 2019, having previously worked extensively with the side as team manager.

Skerritt stated after this year’s campaign that no stone will be left unturned in the team’s evaluation.

“A thorough post-mortem will be carried out on all aspects of our World Cup preparation and performance, and that solutions will be found in keeping with CWI’s strategy to improve the quality and sustainability of cricket on all fronts, and in all formats.

“West Indies cricket is bigger than any one individual or event, and continues to need the input and support of all stakeholders.”

While the side’s slump in form had been a source of concern prior to the tournament, and despite their collective strength in First Round Group B, the West Indies were still widely favoured to advance to the Super 12 stage and win their third T20 World Cup.

Shimron Hetmyer also did not make the trip to Australia, missing his re-scheduled flight to be with the rest of the team, opting to leave out players like Andre Russell and Sunil Narine.

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