The depths to which the once-mighty West Indies cricket team has sunk in all three formats is a cause for alarm, but it is a dire situation that has persisted since the mid-90s. An indication of the low ebb was seen in the second and final Test at New Delhi in which their batsmen, in the follow-on, managed to drag the match into the fifth day on Tuesday before losing by seven wickets. That this was seen as a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered side just goes to show what a pathetic state of affairs persists in the once-proud Caribbean island nations. But then, consider they were routed by an innings inside of three days in the first Test at........

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