West Indies head coach Darren Sammy has drawn a comparison between the decline of Test cricket in the Caribbean and a cancer that has been allowed to develop unchecked for many years. The two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain acknowledged that while they are receptive to criticism, the underlying issues affecting West Indies Test cricket have been present for quite some time. Sammy humorously noted that the last time the West Indies secured a Test series victory in India was in 1983 – the year of his birth. However, he quickly shifted to a more serious tone.

He elaborated that the challenges facing West Indies Test cricket are not recent phenomena but rather have been accumulating over an extended period. "It’s like a cancer in the system," he stated, highlighting that the problems are

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