It's quite visible that West Indies have been grappling with a prolonged period of decline. Legendary batsman and former captain Brian Lara has weighed in on the team's struggles, pointing to the lack of financial resources and modern technology as important issues undermining the side’s competitiveness. Sharing hs views, Lara expressed concern over the deeper structural challenges facing Caribbean cricket. However, he urged the current generation of players to find a way and assert the dominance. 

“I would like to urge Roston Chase and the other guys to (tell), do they have cricket at heart? Do they really want to play for West Indies? And that is the most important thing, because you would find a way. You would find a way,” Lara said on the sidelines of the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards in Mumbai on Tuesday. 

"I mean we did not have better facilities 30-40 years ago. Viv Richards didn't bat on any better practice pitches or anything. We had to do the same thing, the same grind; but the passion was different. The passion to play for West Indies was different. So I urge the young players to realise that this is a wonderful opportunity. 

Lara also raised concerns about Test cricket's sustainability outside the traditional giants of India, England, and Australia. 

"When you look at the Big Three, you look at England versus Australia in the Ashes, or just recently, India playing in Australia or India playing in England, and you would think that there is no greater day of cricket to watch. I’ve watched India versus England at Lord’s and there is nothing to compare it. I hope that Test cricket does not die, but the viability of it in other nations, the smaller nations you’re really and truly testing their funds.”

"I would rather like to find a solution to the problem than to say, 'I give up and that's the end of it'. The interest (in Tests in West Indies) is low. If you're not doing well as a nation and if something else is popping up that's more exciting, you can see it in the crowds," he said.