Overview

• Sammy used the “cancer in the system” analogy to describe long‑term problems he says are embedded in West Indies cricket.
• His comments followed an innings‑and‑140‑run loss in the first Test in India, a performance he said lacked fight.
• He cited chronic funding shortfalls and a widening gulf between the sport’s richest boards and struggling teams.
• The coach pointed to inferior facilities, limited manpower and weaker technology as persistent disadvantages.
• He acknowledged player availability pressures tied to global T20 franchise money and said Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul were convening an event to attract sponsors.