Consistency – An elusive commodity in West Indies cricket

Cosmos Hamilton
Cosmos Hamilton

In the aftermath of the highly competitive Ballr Cup Tri-nation tournament in which West Indies fought tooth and nail to the bitter end with talent-laden top tier nations and ultimately capitulating in the final to the reigning ODI world champions, it is evident that though mired close to the bottom of the ICC standings, the regional team somewhat enigmatic is possessed of considerable potential but lacks the consistency and the rigid discipline that is necessary for the development of a winning attitude to propel them up the rankings.

As if to assert themselves as a team that belongs in the higher echelon West Indies defeated Australia once in the series and South Africa twice to secure a place in the final where on paper from number one to number eleven they would