The former West Indian batter Brian Lara believes that only investing more money in the Windies’ cricket system may not be enough to improve their on-field performance. His comments came after West Indies' horrible performance against England.

Brian Lara disappointed with West Indies' performance against England in the ongoing Test series. 
West Indies found themselves into a deep trouble as they are stuttering on 79-6 and are trailing England by 171 runs. Before the second innings, they were skittled for a measly 121 runs, whereas England piled up a mammoth 371 runs.

“Blindly pouring millions of dollars into the West Indies’ cricket infrastructure may not significantly change the team’s game. The real issue is that the West Indies Cricket Board has failed to properly develop and harness the talent available,” Lara said on BBC’s World Service’s Stumped podcast.

“They have not done enough to attract sponsors that could fund critical improvements to grassroots programs, training academies, and facilities. Addressing these fundamental shortcomings in the system is absolutely essential,” he added.

Lara also claimed that there is lack of interest towards Test cricket in the West Indies Cricket.

“I arrived at Lord’s Cricket Ground around 7:30 AM, I saw crowds waiting outside for the gates to open. I had experienced in my youth when I would arrive at 5:30 AM to queue up at the Queens Park grounds in Trinidad and Tobago. However, now there is no one waiting – the gates were empty, and the stadium remained vacant even at 11 o’clock. The lively, bustling atmosphere I had grown accustomed to was nowhere to be found,” he continued.