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"Lesson For All": Ex Pakistan Star On West Indies' Elimination From ODI World Cup Qualifiers

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West Indies' elimination from the ICC World Cup 2023 qualifiers on Saturday has sparked a lot of debate regarding the downfall of the team.

One side is criticising the West Indies Cricket board for neglecting the players and their needs while the other side is pointing fingers at the players for prioritizing the franchise leagues more than international matches.

The Shai Hope-led team was thrashed by Scotland in the Super 6 match of the World Cup Qualifiers by seven wickets and got knocked-out of the race for the marquee event, for the first time in history.

Former Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez took to Twitter and slammed the West Indies board for not providing proper infrastructure and facilities to their players, which has led to their downfall. "Downfall of West Indies cricket should be a lesson for all.

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