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Acid test for Richardson
HYDERABAD. India. Feb 15: Richie Richardson knows it may already be too late to save his Job as West Indian Captain, reports AFP.
An impressive World Cup. however, might restore the honour of a man once regarded as a top-drawer talent.
The 33-year-old has been unlucky, his tenure of the captaincy coinciding with the demise of a Caribbean dynasty of lethal strike bowlers.
Some, however, argue he should never have accepted the job in the first place, the Antigua’s batting gifts sharply contrasting his tactical myopia and lack of leadership qualities.
When he takes the field against Zimbabwe on Friday.
more people will be watching the way he handles his men — and rebel Brian Lara in particular — than the way he handles his bat.
Richardson, the target of virulent criticism from the passionate but unforgiving Caribbean. cricket community. pledged on Thursday to bring the World Cup back .to
the West Indies.
"Winning th* World Cup is essential for the teatn." Richardson told reporters on the eve of his side • opening match against Zimbabwe. 'Our mission is to win the World Cup."
Richardson has stoically endured an unhappy year, beginning with West Indies' first series defeat for 15 years last March when the unofficial world champions succumbed to Mark TayloTs Australians.
They then drew 2-2 with England in a six-Test series before completing a miserable tour of Australia where, without Brian Lara. West Indies failed to qualify for the World Series one day finals.
Inevitably, Richardson has been blamed for his team's failings.
Joe) Gamer and Jeff Du-Jon. two leading members of the great 1980s West Indies side, have called for his resignation.
And Lara's absence from the Australian tour has been interpreted in the Caribbean and elsewhere as an expression of dissatisfaction with Richardson s captaincy as much as anger at a fine incurred as a result of incidents on the England tour.
A flood of runs for Lara at the sixth World Cup would not only confirm the Trinidadian left-hander’s status as the world’s leading batsman but also ensure a successful tournament for West Indies and Richardson, a paradox that will not be lost ■ on either man.
Richardson, once one of the world's most exciting batsmen, has struggled increasingly for form in both Test ano one-day cricket and looked badly out of touch in a warm-up match on Tuesday.
In common with former Antiguan teammate Viv Richards, his predecessor as West Indies captain. Richardson relies on reflex and instinct and his technical deficiencies have been cruelly exposed ovtr the past year.
What Richardson does possess in abundance is character and determination and
he may well choose to lead from the front on Friday and open the Innings with Sherwin Campbell.
He gave nothing away on Thursday after a morning practise session, saying merely: Time only will tell ’’
All the West Indian team have reported fit. with Oftis Gibson, one of the few successes in Australia, set to take over the all-rounders slot from the absent Carl Hooper
Lara's return and the potent opening bowling of Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh should give West Indies the edge on Friday.
Zimababwe captain. Andy flower, whose team were denied practice facilities tn Calcutta where the 12 teams had assembled for Sunday's Opening ce^mony. said arrangements had been satisfactory here.
"I don't know why we couldn't practise in Calcutta." h£ said. But it has been fine here.
Flower said Leg-spinner Paulk Strang was an essential part of the Zimbabwean lineup and would play on Friday, but added they would probably field only one spinner.