CMC – In a scathing indictment of the current state of West Indies cricket, former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister and ex-CARICOM cricket committee head Dr Keith Rowley has called for a complete and immediate “reset,” labelling the team’s historic 90-run capitulation to Nepal a “disaster” that demands radical action.
Taking to social media in the wake of the humiliating defeat, Dr Rowley expressed emotions shared by millions across the Caribbean: fear, anger, and profound sadness.
He stated that the loss, coming so soon after the team’s 27 all-out collapse against Australia in July, is a “gut punch” from which the sport’s governing body cannot simply shrug off.
“I fear that someone in Cricket West Indies will try to rationalise this and find ‘positives’!” Rowley wrote, pre-empting the kind of post-match analysis that has often followed such failures.
His solution was blunt and immediate: “My God, keep the bowlers and fire ALL the batsmen, at least for now! We want COMMITMENT and guts and grit and, of course, some talent. We must START OVER!”

The former leader placed the blame squarely on the current administrative structure, identifying the controversial “one coach, one selector” experiment as a primary cause of the team’s decline.
“Clearly, it has failed spectacularly. It must end NOW!” he declared, demanding a return to an “accountable development model which is based on performance, improvement and progress.”
Rowley warned that patience without tangible results is a “giant waste of time” and that the situation is too dire for minor adjustments.

“No scalpel will suffice here. A comprehensive RESET is called for,” he asserted, insisting on the establishment of minimum performance standards.
In his most dramatic prescription for recovery, Dr Rowley issued a clarion call to Cricket West Indies to enlist the help of the region’s most revered legends.
“Assemble a small team of successful individuals and assign them a role and some authority. Call in Lloyd, Lara, Roberts, Holding, and Ambrose to begin with and start a fishing program with a purpose,” he urged, referencing icons Clive Lloyd, Brian Lara, Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, and Curtly Ambrose.

“Given this disaster,” he concluded, “Cricket West Indies needs to CALL IN THE CAVALRY!!!”
The post ended with a stark warning to the administrators, reminding them of their ultimate accountability: “You need to talk to Caribbean people; otherwise, they will reject and eject you eventually.”