5 positives for West Indies after the second Test

Stellar show of determination and character

One wouldn’t want to be in the Windies team of late especially with all the big stars neglecting the team due to contract issues with the WICB. That leaves the current crop of cricketers who lack experience, seem displaced in test cricket against quality oppositions.

And that was clearly evident with how they have been performing as a test team over the past few years, culminating in many ways with their hapless innings and 209 runs defeat in the first game of the series. They were written off by everyone and frankly there was nothing to take away from such a humiliating defeat.

In such psychological conditions where all the players have been bashed and criticised for the evident lack of interest causing some to seriously think of creating a two tier test system to accommodate such teams to be competitive.

One must appreciate this Windies team for their amazing display of courage, grit and stellar display of character. To put away all the negativity surrounding their performance they walked out confidently, played with flair and a belief one thought would have been lost.

To push an England team in their home conditions is no small achievement, but they dominated them for three days, only to be trashed and made to toil in the second innings. Chasing 322 to win, their character was put to the ultimate test and they came out the winners.

Their win opens up new horizons for test cricket as it makes it more interesting, more competitive and most importantly this Windies team have shown a never ever give up attitude which has won people’s hearts across the globe which is the biggest positive to take away from the win.