00:00It was a proud moment in West Indies cricket when the men in Maroon beat
00:03Pakistan in the second and final test in Multan by 120 runs to level the series
00:08at 1-1. Among those delighted with the display is cricket analyst Dr. Joseph
00:13Reds Pereira. According to Dr. Pereira, outgoing coach Andrew Coley is an
00:17unsung hero who played his part in the team's success. He arrived in Pakistan
00:22knowing that when the last ball is bowled in the series that will be his
00:26end of his tenure with the West Indies test team. But he put that all behind him,
00:32was able to overcome the bad defeat in the first test, worked on the mental game,
00:39worked tactically also in the nets no doubt as a build-up to the second test.
00:45And I think he got the players believing if they made the adjustments they can
00:52cope with Pakistan. Well they out-bowled them and out-batted them.
00:57Coley will be replaced by Darren Sammy as the new test coach which means that the
01:01St. Lucian will be responsible for all three formats. Dr. Pereira believes
01:05Coley still has a big part to play in West Indies cricket and should therefore
01:09not be ignored. He managed to tie the series in Pakistan, he had a victory over
01:15Australia and my own feeling is that he must be kept into the system and to keep
01:21him in the system and make it productive I think he should be given
01:27the under-19 squad and the under-23 squad to prepare as a feeder to the
01:36national teams in the four-day etc and to the test squad. Regarding Sammy
01:43taking over as all-format coach, Dr. Pereira hopes the former West Indies
01:48cricketer can make a difference. Sammy was able to win two T20 World Cup titles
01:53but as captain of the West Indies in 2012 and 2016. Dr. Pereira says it's left
01:59to be seen if Sammy can get the desired results in test matches. The hope of the
02:04West Indies board and they clearly have said this that they're hoping that
02:08Darren Sammy will be able to attract the likes of Hope, likes of King, the likes of
02:14Holder, the likes of Rutherford etc away from the white ball game and have a
02:21commitment to the red ball game. If that is achieved by Sammy our team will look
02:27very different but very stronger. The West Indies will host Australia for
02:33three tests later this year as part of the new WTC cycle. Vinod Naoni, TV6 Sport.
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