News: West Indies out of World Cup

West Indies skipper Brian Lara apologised to the Caribbean people yesterday for his team’s dismal performance in the current Cricket World Cup. His comments came after the West Indies suffered their fourth successive defeat in the Super-8s yesterday, effectively ending their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals.

South Africa hammered the hosts by 67 runs at the Queen’s Park Stadium in Grenada.

Lara said: “We must say sorry to the people of the Caribbean for the dismal performances in this World Cup. Chasing 357 runs for victory against South Africa was always going to be difficult and the boys tried their best but fell short.

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