Everyone was surprised when the West Indies team was all out for 27 runs against Australia. The performance of the West Indies cricket team has been very poor for some time. Even the 2 -time World Cup winning team could not qualify till the 2023 ODI World Cup. However, this team’s attitude has changed completely. Learn here an inside story of change in the attitude of the West Indies team.
The performance of the West Indies cricket team has been seen to have a big decline for a long time, but the West Indies did it just a day after the important meeting to improve the performance, which had not happened for the last 34 years. The West Indies won the three-match ODI series 2–1 against Pakistan.
West Indies cricket team’s attitude changed completely
Talking about some recent series, the West Indies had to face an embarrassing defeat from Australia in Tests in their home. In this series, the West Indies were once reduced to 27 runs in the innings. After this demonstration, the team was criticized globally. After this, Australia also won 5–0 in the T20 series. West Indies lost the T20 series 1-2 in their home from Pakistan too. Pakistan also defeated West Indies in the first match of the three ODI series. This defeat was like a red alert for the team.
Meeting on 11 August and history was created on August 12
On August 11, an important meeting to improve the performance of the team was organized by the West Indies Cricket Board. The meeting included Clive Lloyd, great batsman Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Desmond Hens, Shivnarayan Chandrapaul and current head coach Daran Sammy, who had won the team under their captaincy twice in their captaincy.
Big legends were involved in the meeting
Many important decisions were taken in this meeting, which can prove to be effective in improving the performance of the team. A day after this meeting, the West Indies cricket team did wonders. On August 12, the third and decisive match of the ODI series was played between West Indies and Pakistan. In this match, the West Indies beat Pakistan in both batting and bowling departments and won the title by winning by 202 runs.
This is the biggest win of ODI history against Pakistan. The West Indies also won the ODI series 2–1. This is the West Indies’ first ODI series win against Pakistan after 1991. In the match, the West Indies scored 294 runs while batting first and won Pakistan for 92 runs and won the historic victory.

