IPL Revisited: Caribbean’s shrinking footprint gets harder to ignore
20.05.26, 20:52 Updated 20.05.26, 20:52
Mangesh Kulkarni
A few weeks ago, when I wrote about West Indies players’ shrinking footprint in the 2026 IPL, there was genuine optimism to be found. Rutherford was announcing himself, Holder was settling in, and the World Cup momentum felt transferable.
But as we head into the final stretch of the season, the picture has changed, and not entirely for the better. What started as a mixed but hopeful assessment has gradually hardened into something more uncomfortable: A reflection of exactly how far Caribbean cricket's presence in the world's most competitive T20 league has receded.
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