Carl Hooper, a former cricket player, blamed Daren Sammy, the national selector and head coach, for the West Indies cricket team’s continuous decline.
His comments followed the team’s humiliating defeat at home in the recently finished three-match Test series against Australia, where they were swept out for just 27, the second-lowest total in red-ball internationals.
Carl Hooper also bemoaned the fact that the just finished thrashing had erased what he saw as hard-won victories over the previous few years.
“Someone must be held accountable. Imagine someone who is both the head coach and the selector for the Australian team; he has all the authority and must be held responsible. In my opinion, he is also the only selector. Speaking to ABC Sport, Hooper said, “I know that’s not going to happen, you’re not going to remove him.”
It has been really disheartening. I believe we were establishing something positive a few years ago, which is why I’m frustrated and angry. After it, there were significant modifications. And to witness this as the final outcome is similar to how our efforts to construct something over the past two or three years have essentially failed today,” he continued.
Our oppositions are not simple; it will be difficult: Carl Hooper
The former all-rounder, who appeared to be somewhat disheartened by the clean sweep, said that the country should make every effort to overcome this loss as quickly as possible. The 58-year-old has requested that Sammy & Co. improve their preparation for the Caribbean team’s upcoming matches against the two biggest names in red-ball cricket, India and England.
From here, whither do you go? We have a three-match (two-test) series against India in a few months, and it will be difficult. Therefore, it’s not as though there is hope for the future. There aren’t going to be many easy opponents; it will be difficult. Therefore, you simply need to get back up, dust yourself off, and attempt to prepare for India,” Carl Hooper said.
Later this year, in October, the West Indies will play India in a two-match series. It makes sense that Sammy & Co. will need to make several adjustments to their tactics and methods before their tour of the Asian subcontinent.
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