One of the reasons for the West Indies’ deteriorating performance in Test cricket, according to Roston Chase, is the absence of cricketing infrastructure in the region. West Indies suffered their fourth red-ball loss in the 2025–27 World Test Championship cycle after losing by innings to India in the opening Test of the current series.
Roston Chase was candid in acknowledging that the terrible circumstances back home had nothing to do with the humiliating loss in Ahmedabad. In order to provide some stability to Cricket West Indies’ operations and finances, he made a public appeal for the other cricketing boards to contribute if they could.
“In my opinion, the Caribbean’s systems are a little lacking in terms of training facilities and other things. I’m not using that as a justification or a cover for the subpar performances we’ve been putting on recently. I continue to believe that it is the players’ responsibility to find a way to generate runs, wickets, and other results. I would say that there is undoubtedly a financial hardship in the Caribbean.
According to ESPNcricinfo, Roston Chase said, “I hope we get whatever help we can get, if they are planning to get the help, so that we could strengthen the infrastructure for cricket.”
He also brought attention to the problems West Indies cricket players encounter when playing at the various locations set up by the board.
Yes, those are a few of the issues with our infrastructure. The pitches in the Caribbean are not especially batter-friendly. So, guys don’t really score those large scores and bat for extended periods of time. The Caribbean’s outfields are also incredibly sluggish. You will most likely struggle to obtain two when you hit the ball in the gaps. These are only a few of the issues that the Caribbean is dealing with.
“That explains why guys have such low averages. I believe that the last series we played against Australia was the first time I had ever participated in an international series in which a batsman failed to reach 100 runs in three games. We obviously had a bad batting performance. We have been dealing with this issue for the last two series.
Only two West Indies batsmen were able to score more than thirty runs in either innings, as they were dismissed for 162 in 44.1 and 146 in 45.1 overs, respectively, in the first and second innings.
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