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West Indies team is one of the most successful teams in world cricket. They have won plenty of ICC trophies in the past. They have a great legacy, the players that played for their country had contributed massively in the field of cricket in early 1980s. 
Players like Brian Lara, Viv Richards, Chris Gayle etc. have played for the island nation and have broken many records. Every other country used to fear from this team because they used to play very rough cricket. 
Now slowly, women’s cricket is also taking a boost in the country. More and more girls are taking up the sport. 

Regularly franchise cricket is also being conducted by the authorities there. The league is known as Caribbean Premier League and it is helping in bringing out the best bunch of players forward.

 There are vast opportunities in the field of cricket now. Other than playing professional, an individual can earn a lot in the field as there are vast number of opportunities. Earlier cricket was only limited to 5-6 matches a year, but now, the number matches , the competition everything has increased significantly. hence, more and more opportunities are available. 
players can look up to become coach, referee, scorer etc. A lot of these options require professional certification though.

in order to make a India a sports dominating cricket, people should be aware about the future options and only then they can fully invest their time and money in the sport .

Brendon McCullum was a powerful batsman who shattered a lot of records. His batting style was different, he batted in a very attacking fashion. His punch had a natural power and that made him unique. 
throughout his career, he broke many records and even led the national side. After retirement, he continued serving the sport but later as a coach. 
his coach style was as unique as his batting. Just like he believed in dominating in batting, similarly he believed in dominating through his coaching style. 
we as spectators are watching a new era of test cricket and that is because of Brendon McCullum only.

Faf du Plessis was a South African who played international cricket from 2012-21. Across formats he played 262 matches, scoring 11198 runs, with highest score being 199. He was a destructive batter and a visionary skipper. South Africa’s cricket grew a lot during his tenure. 
Spectators applauded him a lot for his batting and fielding. He was powerful and agile. Hence, he was a complete package who delivered almost every time. 
he played a lot of franchise cricket as well. He is a regular member in IPL. Across the world, he has been part of various franchise set up be it in SA T20, Big Bash League etc. 

Faf threw light on his journey with his autobiography- Faf through Fire 

Ajinkya Rahane was a right handed top order batsman who played cricket for India from 2011 till 2023. He started his cricket journey in maidans of Mumbai and now he is a regular member in IPL and domestic cricket in India. He led the Ranji Trophy team in 2023 season as well. 
In total he has played 195 matches for India, scoring 8414 runs with an average of 35.95. 
He relied greatly on timing in batting was one of the most agile fielders. He used to take sharp catches and was slip fielder in Indian team. His reaction time was very less and that helped him a lot in taking some really stunning catches. 
He played his last test match in 2023 which was the final of World Test Champions. Since then he has not played a match for India.

Ishant Sharma is lovingly called as ‘Lambu’ by his teammates because of his height and built. He was a right arm pacer who played international cricket for nearly 14 years. He was in squad that won 2013 Champions Trophy. 
Sharma played domestic cricket for Delhi and used train under Mr. Shravan Kumar at Rohtak Road Gymkhana. Along with that, Mr. Rajkumar Sharma, who was also Virat Kohli’s coach, helped Sharma in improving his skill. 
Presently, Ishant is playing IPL for Delhi Capitals. He is also playing Delhi Premier League for Purani Dilli 6.

Under 19 World Cup is organised in every two years. Players get a chance to compete at the international level. They have the chance to display their skill, clinch the trophy and to even get selected for the senior team. They get the right exposure here and they get to know where they stand in terms of world cricket. Hence, conducting Under 19 tournament is a great initiative as it helps in grooming the future talent.

Arjuna Award is the second highest award given for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games. Government of India gives this award to those players who do exceptionally well in this field.

the players are selected by a special committee and are conducted annually by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Arjuna Award is statuette of Arjuna, a character in Mahabharat. It started in 1961 and Salim Durani was the first cricketer to receive this award. In 2023, Mohammad Shami received the same award 

for a very long time, Indian team used to play with one wicket keeper across all the formats, it was MS Dhoni’s era then. But now, as the franchise cricket is growing and players have international commitments as well, the selectors need to keep shuffling among a set of options to that each player is fit and match ready all the time. 
Selectors too have a lot of options as they can pick players from IPL or domestic matches. The main options in front of them are

1) Rishabh Pant

2) KL Rahul

3) Dhruv Jurel

4) Ishaan Kishan

5) Sanju Samson