Clive Lloyd blames lack of West Indies player development on cricket schedule

West Indies selector Clive Lloyd has bemoaned the modern schedules in world cricket and believes it harms the development of youth players.

The 70-year-old is currently leading his squad on a tour of South Africa. The first Test starts on Wednesday but his side has only had one warm-up game.

The Windies played a South Africa Invitational XI in a three-day game last week but the final day was lost due to rain.

Lloyd, who was an inspirational captain during the West Indies heyday in the 1970s and 80s and is a former ICC cricket committee chairman, believes current tours do not allow any focus on player development.

It's also about young players, because you want them to have a game and see what they have.

“Most of the tours are crammed,” he said.

“You're playing 50-over games, T20s, it's a lot of cricket and your body can only take so much. That's why we're seeing so many injuries. Nicely spaced-out tours would be best for me.

“It's also about young players, because you want them to have a game and see what they have. We just jump into a country and then we're gone.

“You can't groom players anymore. You want to try out a few youngsters. I'm not saying you have to have 10 games, but just enough that young players will get a chance.”