IND vs WI 2025: 'There's a struggle in the Caribbean for finances' - Roston Chase after innings defeat in Ahmedabad Test

Roston Chase has pointed to the lack of cricketing infrastructure in West Indies as one of the factors behind their declining performance in Test cricket. The innings loss to India in the first Test of the ongoing series was West Indies' fourth red-ball defeat in the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle.

Chase was frank in admitting that the crushing defeat in Ahmedabad was in no way directly related to the dire conditions back home. However, he launched a public plea for the other cricketing boards to chip in if they could to bring some solidity to the operations and finances of Cricket West Indies. 

"I think the systems in the Caribbean are a bit poor in terms of training facilities and stuff. I am not using that as an excuse or something to hide behind for poor performances that we've been putting out lately. I still think that the onus is on the players to find some way to churn up runs and wickets and stuff. What I would say is yes, there is obviously a struggle in the Caribbean for finances. Whatever help we can get, if they are planning to get the help, I hope that we do get it so that we could strengthen the infrastructure for cricket," stated Chase, as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

He also highlighted the issues that West Indies cricketers face while playing at the several venues established by the board.

"Yeah, that is some of the infrastructure problems that we do have. The pitches in the Caribbean are not really batter-friendly. So, guys don't really bat for long periods and score those big scores. And then, too, the outfields in the Caribbean are really slow. When you hit the ball in the gaps, you probably end up struggling to get two. Those are just some of the problems that we are faced with in the Caribbean.

"That's why you see guys averaging so low. If you look at the past series we had against Australia, I think that was the first time I've ever played an international series where a batsman never scored a hundred in three matches. Obviously, we had a poor batting display. This has been something that has been plaguing us for the past two series."

Across both innings, there were only two West Indies batters who could get past the 30-run mark as they were bowled out for 162 in 44.1 in the first innings and 146 in 45.1 overs in the second.