Former West Indies bowler Ian Bishop takes pride in his former team's recent Test series win over England, believing the current crop is "filled with possibilities" and can climb up the rankings.
Despite the 2-1 series victory, the Windies remain eighth in the ICC rankings.
The West Indies have fast bowling depth, but Bishop says two deficiencies must be fixed.
"They are looking for a spinner to be developed and want more consistency for the top-order batting."
The Windies played the England Tests without a specialist spinner, although allrounder Roston Chase took eight wickets in the opening match, which they won by 381 runs. They followed with a 10-wicket second Test win.
Openers John Campbell and Kraigg Brathwaite provided decent starts with partnerships above 50 in all but one innings, but the rest of the top order proved brittle and inconsistent.
Shai Hope was out cheaply three times in five innings. His consecutive centuries at Leeds in 2017 are a distant memory, but Bishop says he is a phenomenal talent.
"He is getting beaten on the outside of the bat and inside of the bat.
"He has to decide how best he can position himself at the crease and allow the ball to come to him, because he is reaching for the ball. He will overcome it ... I think he's an investment."
Left-hander Darren Bravo, back from a two-year absence after a dispute with administrators, also failed in four of his five innings but, with a batting average of more than 38, Bishop said he only needed time to "integrate himself" back into Test cricket.
Chase also had three failures, balanced by an unbeaten century in the final Test, while Shimron Hetmyer made 81 in the first Test but then fell away.
Bishop thinks the West Indies could rise in the Test rankings, particularly with Jason Holder at the helm, but the days of the team that dominated the 1970s and early 1980s were over.
"Jason Holder is very important to the team as a player and a leader," Bishop said. "He has a leadership aura about him that I don't know everyone sees."
