Cricket West Indies CEO Jonny Grave has hit out against the International Cricket Council and top cricketing nations. In a passionate rant, Graves has alleged that world cricket is doing everything in its power to make sure that West Indies are never strong again.

Grave's comments come right after West Indies' tour of Australia in January-February 2024. In the Test series, the underdog West Indies put up a sensational performance, winning their first Test match in 27 years on Australian soil. Windies drew the Test series 1-1, courtesy of pacer Shamar Joseph, who was on his maiden tour.

"I think everyone is a bit sick of the phrase - world cricket needs a strong West Indies - when we definitely feel that world cricket is doing everything they can at almost every level to make sure that West Indies Cricket are never strong again," West Indies CEO Jonny Grave told Daniel Gallan in a podcast.

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Grave added that ICC's revenue share model was wrong, and they had added to West Indies' earnings only on paper. Grave alleged that their revenue percentage had dropped from 7% to 5% under the current model.

"I think that's the borne of the frustration of that as Ian Bishop says in his own words that this is a patronising tone. If you really want a strong West Indies Cricket, it would actually not be that hard to do a bit more. ICC are giving us more money in headlines but our percentage of revenue has gone down from 7% to 5%, which we struggle to understand," Grave added.

"If we all just are looking after ourselves then are we really acting as a community? Are we putting the best product on the field?" concluded the CWI CEO.