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Lara confirms one-day retirement
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Hopefully this means he can play for another year or two in the Test side.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
HIs captaincy in this WC was extremely weird to say the least, I agree but before that he has been a very good captain for the Windies. And let us not forget that the Windies, as a team, have been very poor in this WC. Chanderpaul and Gayle have played with no intent whatsoever, and have always put the middle order under pressure. Gayle's bowling has deteriorated alarmingly and so has Bravo's batting and bowling. Samuels, apart from showing some spark initially, hasn't done anything special. Same with Dwayne Smith. This is a side with a no. of players in poor form at the same time, like India were for a while before their home series. Lara's retirement would mean more problems than solutions for them, AFAIC.
But, still, Lara seems to have been clearly unhappy esp. against the selectors and I guess a bit of harmony MIGHT help the side when the new captain gets in. I just hope he is consulted before teams are announced. I was really amazed that Lara was here in INdia for a series when the WC squad was announced, that too without even a token consultation of the captain and coach. I just hope a new selection panel can take over as well, so that they can all start from scratch.
Ideally, for the next games, Windies should play
Gayle
Devon Smith
Lara
Sarwan
Samuels
Bravo
Ramdin
Dwayne Smith
Powell
Taylor/Bradshaw
Collymore
And just hope that whatever is happening with blokes like Gayle, Bravo and Samuels is just a temporary dip in form and not actual regression.
But, still, Lara seems to have been clearly unhappy esp. against the selectors and I guess a bit of harmony MIGHT help the side when the new captain gets in. I just hope he is consulted before teams are announced. I was really amazed that Lara was here in INdia for a series when the WC squad was announced, that too without even a token consultation of the captain and coach. I just hope a new selection panel can take over as well, so that they can all start from scratch.
Ideally, for the next games, Windies should play
Gayle
Devon Smith
Lara
Sarwan
Samuels
Bravo
Ramdin
Dwayne Smith
Powell
Taylor/Bradshaw
Collymore
And just hope that whatever is happening with blokes like Gayle, Bravo and Samuels is just a temporary dip in form and not actual regression.
andmark
International Captain
I agree with that.
Anyway it will be the chance for another person to shine.
irreplaceable...sorry..it had to be said!
Ash_A55
U19 Captain
Thats It! I couldn't think of the word.irreplaceable...sorry..it had to be said!
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
I've read over here that he wants to play Tests past his 40th birthday.
Barney Rubble
International Coach
Here's to that. Sad to see the great man go, but if it means him playing Tests for longer than I'm all for it.
Perm
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
If he does stay true to his word and retire at the end of the World Cup, it will mean that he has played 299 ODI's. Quite a remarkable acheivement, but like others have said already if it means he'll be a Test batsman for longer, then I'm all for it. The issue of captaincy for the West Indies is quite a concern though, with two main candidates at the moment in Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan, neither of whom are fit to take the job IMO.
