What happened to the West Indies? ft. Shishir Hattangadi | A Century of Stories: Cricket | Ep 50

The mighty West Indies ruled cricket for about 20 years and gave the world some of the best cricketers. However, the decline post 1995 has been equally spectacular, making many wonder what went so drastically wrong in a team full of champion cricketers. Our guest Shishir Hattangadi explains the reasons that led to the graph dipping for West Indies mid 1990s onwards in this episode of A Century of Stories: Cricket podcast presented by IDFC FIRST Bank. ----------- The complementing visuals or b-rolls (both images & videos) used in the video are either AI-generated or have been acquired from a licensed source. Some visuals may be used for representation purposes only. 00:00 - 02:40 - Intro 02:41 - 04:55 - What West Indies were like under Lloyd 04:56 - 7:05 - Richards' leadership and seeds of decline sown 07:06 - 10:30 - Issues with Board and talent drain 10:31 - 16:20 - The enigma that was Carl Hooper 16:21 - 18:45 - The impact of not playing County Cricket 18:46 - 25:40 - Did Lara's superstardom hurt West Indies? 25:41 - 31:40 - Talent drying up in case of lack of inspiration 31:41 - 34:00 - Is a revival possible? 34:01 - 35:10 - Decline of West Indian quicks 35:11 - 37:50 - T20 leagues hurting West Indies cricket? 37:51 - 42:27 - The Rebel Tours that started the rot