West Indies 500th Test: An all-time XI
Sat, Sep 13, '14
If all goes well, West Indies will play their 500th Test at Gros Islet against Bangladesh on September 12. Arunabha Sengupta and Abhishek Mukherjee delve into a convoluted conversation to dig out an all-time West Indian XI.
West Indies are all set to become the third side after England (952 Tests ) and Australia (767 Tests) to play 500 Tests. It had all started during Learie Constantine’s era before World War II, an era when George Headley shone like a beacon among his contemporaries.
Then came the Ws — Everton Weekes, Clyde Walcott, and perhaps the greatest ambassador of the sport, Frank Worrell; the peerless Garry Sobers and the inimitable Rohan Kanhai; and after a brief lull came Clive Lloyd’s army that ruled the world the way few have.
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