5 reasons why the return of stars will bolster West Indies ODI cricket

This team gets something a sense of direction

Jason Holder's captaincy has been praised - and now will be bolstered

What this team Windies ODI team lacked more than even their big stars was a clear lack of clarity in their approach and that was reflected very clearly in their recent results.

Jason Holder was hurriedly ushered in as the captain into a team which lacked motivation and proper guidance. Holder has ‘not managed to completely win the trust of his own team members, which is not that good a sign when he has been put in-charge of building a team.

What the selectors and cricket administrators have done has pushed back the team quite a few notches back. For immediate, short term remedies to improve their situation and to get this team on course and give them a sense of direction which they are lacking, they need experienced players.

They can guide and mentor the youngsters helping them to perform better and for Holder they can help him in getting the respect he deserves as a captain. Gayle has himself praised Holder’s selfless captaincy thereby giving his support to the leader of the team.

What that does is it galavanises the team and brings them closer when experienced players back their captain even when the chips are down. And one can only hope that with the involvement of more players into their scheme of things, Windies can chart a plan of action which leads up to the World Cup in 2019.