Former St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is insisting that West Indies cricket is in crisis and says regional governments should play a more integral role in decision-making processes.

Although concerns about the state of West Indies cricket have persisted for decades among regional supporters and stakeholders, scrutiny has intensified over the past year following last summer’s Test series defeat to Australia, highlighted by the team’s shocking 27 all out at Sabina Park.

The Caribbean team is currently ranked in the bottom half of all the ICC’s men’s rankings, sitting eighth in Tests, 10th in One-Day Internationals and seventh in Twenty20s.