West Indies Cricket Team (AP Photo)The route West Indies must navigateJoin conversation View All Comments → Share your thoughts in the comments Post Comment Be respectful · TOI community guidelinesWhy West Indies cannot afford another slipNEW DELHI: For a team with two ODI World Cup titles, West Indies have found themselves in an unfamiliar position again. Only the winner of that stage will progress to the second round.In other words, West Indies have little room for error. The result was historic for the wrong reasons: they missed a World Cup for the first time.The consequences extended beyond that tournament. West Indies also failed to feature in the 2025 Champions Trophy, a competition they had not played since 2013.Now, with another World Cup qualification campaign ahead, the former two-time champions face a familiar test. This time, the objective is simple: navigate the qualifiers successfully and ensure they are back on cricket's biggest ODI stage in 2027.