India, Oct. 7 -- There's nothing more painful in cricket than seeing the decline of West Indies from the dominating force they were in the 1970s and 1980s. After a 3-0 series whitewash against Australia two months ago, they lost to India by an innings and 140 runs inside three days in the Ahmedabad Test.

They had sunk to a new low of 27 all out in the first innings of the Jamaica Test against Australia in July. Desperate to stem the rot, Cricket West Indies (CWI) had called for an emergency meeting of all stakeholders. Former skipper Brian Lara met with other Windies cricket legends and administrators in August to address the team's abysmal performance.

One of the points to come out of the meeting was the need to seek ICC's help to arra...