The cricket strategy and officiating committee of Cricket West Indies, comprising a group of former legends and current leaders, have identified key areas of focus to raise the standard of West Indies cricket as well as short- and long-term actions. In the next six months, the CWI said, specialist coaches will be hired, a "state-of-the-art" high-performance centre will be set up, and there will be close coordination with franchises that employ West Indian cricketers so player fitness can be monitored.

The committee, set up in August in the aftermath of West Indies' 27 all out against Australia in Kingston, Jamaica, brought together Clive Lloyd , Brian Lara , Shai Hope , Roston Chase and Ramnaresh Sarwan , among others. The first step was to identify the challenges faced by

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