The West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite wants his side to play more Test matches, saying that more red-ball matches for the team will lead to an overall improvement of the players.
“In the West Indies, we don’t get many Test matches. If we get more, that would help a lot.” West Indies Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite on Test involvement…Incentive for playing Test cricket is always great because you know T20 cricket is out there, T10 cricket is out there, so it will always be tough. But I believe the more (Test) cricket we play, the better,” Kraigg Brathwaite on the team’s Test involvement.
The Caribbeans are set to face Australia for a two-match Test series starting Wednesday, January 17. The West Indies skipper will be traveling to Adelaide with some fairly new names in the squad after senior members like Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers opted out, keeping the upcoming T20 World Cup.
“I can’t make a decision for the guys, fully understood why they made the decision, it’s solely up to them,” Brathwaite said on the absence of senior players.
The West Indies cricket team has had very little Test involvement in the recent past, with only 13 Test matches during the 2023-25 World Test Championship window. Their six Test series in the WTC cycle comprises only one three-match series, which came against England in July, 2023.
