Check reactions after West Indies fail to qualify for Cricket World Cup 2023

World Cup Qualifiers: West Indies’ chances of qualifying for the Cricket World Cup 2023 have officially come to an end. The two-time champions suffered their third successive defeat in the Super 6 stage of the Cricket World Cup Qualifiers. The team led by Shai Hope lost to Scotland by seven wickets on Saturday, 1st July 2023. With the loss, the Men in Maroon have failed to qualify for the 50-over World Cup for the first-ever time.

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Once a great cricketing colossus, West Indies have now failed to qualify for successive white-ball World Cups. Last year they bowed out from the T20 World Cup qualifiers.

Having managed to qualify for the Super Six, their chances looked bleak after successive losses against Zimbabwe and Netherlands. The game against Scotland on Saturday was their must-win encounter.

The Shai Hope led side however fared poorly with the bat as they were bundled out after scoring just 181. Scotland comfortably chased down the total with seven wickets to spare in 43.3 overs to register their first-ever win against the Men from the Carribean.

I love West Indies
I love West Indian cricket
I still believe they can be the No.1 team in world cricket!
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) July 1, 2023

West Indies are out of the World Cup. Even though it isn’t surprising…given how their standards have fallen in the last few years…it’s still a little disappointing to see the erstwhile champions of cricket to become a spectator for a world event.
Change is the only constant!!!
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) July 1, 2023

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RIP West Indies cricket team🙏 pic.twitter.com/5ikdwzMhwb
— Arun Singh (@ArunTuThikHoGya) July 1, 2023

Unable to qualify in two successive ICC tournaments . If this doesn't need an overhaul I don't know what does for West Indies.
— CricKabila (@MTapree) July 1, 2023

Some fans were however heartbroken to see the current state of West Indies cricket. They posted tweets reminiscing the time when the Men from the Carribean were dominating the World stage.

💔 Heartbreaking to see the state of the West Indies cricket team, once a dominant force in the sport with multiple World Cup victories. Their legacy is truly legendary, and it's disheartening to witness their current struggles.#WCQualifiers
— Muhammad Areeb Uddin Sheikh. #AreebCricketWorld (@areeb_7official) July 1, 2023

The first cricket World Cup I remember is 1979, when West Indies won for the second time in a row. That team were like sporting Gods. Scotland wouldn’t even join the Benson & Hedges Cup for another year. The idea Scotland would ever knock them out seemed a galaxy away. Remarkable pic.twitter.com/lqJFP1sBsI
— 📻 Colin Paterson 📺 (@ColinGPaterson) July 1, 2023

West Indies once the invincible team , now not even visible in the #WC2023 . Not a great day for West Indian cricket. As far as world cricket is concerned, it shows cricket’s is catching up in Europe quicker than expected #scotland #netherland #WIvsSCO
— Ganesh Ram (@ganerams) July 1, 2023

West Indies were the champions of the first two editions of the World Cup in 1975 and 1979. In the 48 years of tournament history, this is the first time that West Indies won’t feature among the top 10 teams in limited overs cricket.

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