The West Indies will lose head coach Stuart Law at the end of the year. His departure will mark the third change to the position since 2014, when Ottis Gibson made way for Phil Simmons, who in turn was sacked in 2016.

With each coach came a different dynamic and new plans – although positive results have been harder to come by. While the team did impress in England and against Pakistan in the UAE, they are still eighth in the ICC Test rankings and crumbled to their biggest defeat against India inside three days in Rajkot.

“A lot of things have been said about this Test team particularly, which I’m not in agreement with,” he insisted. “We’ve beaten top sides in the last two-three years that we’ve played. We’ve maybe not won as many series as we would like, but within the last year, I think we’ve won two out of four or five series we’ve played. So I don’t understand why people would be this harsh towards us.

“We’re playing the No.1 side in India in their backyard. And history would show [the Windies] haven’t won a Test match here since 1994. If you look at the players who came through West Indies cricket, I think Brian Lara and these guys were playing in that time.

“But everyone is entitled to their opinion. I just focus primarily on what I have to do and what the team has to do.”