during career and after
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Who is the most liked WI player ever?
In reply to Narper
Walsh
Frank Worrell, the real one!
Marlon Samuels
In reply to Narper
got to be viv
i think lara as a batsman was and will always be loved
not as a person
The "Babu"
In reply to Narper
Sir Viv is adored worldwide 30yrs aft!
In reply to Runs
Lal is high on that list. So is Val and so is Sobers.
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Carl Llewellyn Hooper
skipper Lloyd..
In reply to Narper
Based on the size of the crowds that go out to watch the games, it must be Gayle.
A who di people dem come fi si?
In reply to Drapsey
In reply to Drapsey
Liked is Carl Hooper, respected and liked Viv and Bishop, loved RBK... hated, dem overrated imusicans!
In reply to Narper
Crabbie
In reply to Narper
sir carl
In reply to Ewart
Val who?
In reply to imusic
Alf Valentine.
"Who is the most liked" by players or fans?
In their time liked by fans:
Sobers
Kanhai
Wes Hall
Denesh Ramdin and Sulieman Benn
In reply to Narper
Ganga and Devon, well liked by opposition bowlers.
In reply to NineMiles
Crabbie
Tell dem
Sammy for sure!
In reply to Narper
Sir Garfield Sobers and the Wurl Boss Gayle, both adored by many fans around the world.
As a fan....Sarwan
Chanderpaul
In reply to Khaga
I agree, or one of the 3 Ws
Lawd Jeez all of you most be teenagers!
By CC.Com posters?
Daren Julius Garvey Sammy.
Tayrol and Dillon
Babu was well-liked
people name dem pikney all after he
G St A
beloved all over de world even by his opponents...had nuff youngsters pushing up de collar and imitating de Gary Walk
In reply to doosra
only in ja
In reply to tc1
Gavaskar named his son after Kanhai.
In reply to doosra
I was going to suggest that the person who inspired the most fans to name their kids after him would be the winner, but that would not be fair to Viv.
In reply to doosra
Lots of Rohans all over JA.
Garfield too.
In reply to Walco
that's one metric but yea it;s only the name
i also think about controversies and how they might influence a person's standings... and so on and it looks like Babu had a fairly uneventful off-field existence
In reply to Devin
there's an article tht Narper posted the other day...Karun Nair father wanted to name Karun after Rohan?
In reply to tc1
yall have endless Garfields in Bdos?
Gary Sobers - liked by fans, commentators, opponents, foreign crowds, governments,..
Larry Gomes?
In reply to doosra... well my parents said it was a toss up between naming me Garfield and a certain Indian captain. The Indian captain won, although they lost the test match.
hmmmmmm why nobody picking Clive Lloyd?
Surprised no one mentioned Marshall.
In reply to Andy99
The opposition only liked him after he retired
In reply to natty_forever
which captain that natty?
In reply to doosra
which captain that natty?
Bishen Singh Bedi
In reply to dwinston
Cuddy it is indeed.
Sobers is the most loved, revered cricketer ever.
In reply to Tagwa1
India got 1b+ and Tendulkar, plus many more outside
so that ever is probably not true, numerically speaking
Ambrose
In reply to Tagwa1
Count me as one of his adoring fans.
After growing up (ok, I was real likke when he played) idolizing him, I met him at a cricket match in New York, where my request for him to join me in a Kodak Moment was granted without hesitation.
Note: That's the same day when BCLara turned his back when I attempted a similar Kodak Moment.
In reply to Narper
Most awe-inspiring love him or hate him?
In reply to CWWeekes
lots of sons were named Everton
In reply to Oilah
i heard that Frankie was the first to wear his collars up
In reply to Devin
yeah
In reply to natty_forever
your named is Nawab
In reply to doosra
Rohans all ova the world!
In reply to tc1
must be some people here who could verify your statement. If my grandmother was still living I could ask her...she love her some Frank Worrell
In reply to natty_forever
You name Sunil!
In reply to natty_forever
I am not going to name 'im..
In reply to Oilah
an Indian guy told me that when Frankie toured India he had collars up and later had the hankie around his neck.
Tom Clarke recall that every Bajan boy parted their hair in the middle like Sir Everton in the 50s.
It seems like Frank and Everton were icons of the 50s on and off the field.
In reply to Oilah
I do recall seeing Frankie with his collars up. And I believe he did it before Sobers.
But Sobers took it and made it his own.
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After growing up (ok, I was real likke when he played) idolizing him, I met him at a cricket match in New York, where my request for him to join me in a Kodak Moment was granted without hesitation.
Note: That's the same day when BCLara turned his back when I attempted a similar Kodak Moment.
Significant. Drapsey's angst towards trinis rooted in perceived rejection.
And by a man to boot. Telling
Poor ting
In reply to Ewart
ok, kool
In reply to imusic
Got to be..
Trini women dont say No.
In reply to Tagwa1
In reply to tc1
He left his rass exposed...
In reply to Tagwa1
I would actually go with Viv, he facked someone in a country that are all about caste and created a new race. De whole Bollywood love him for that...ask Khaga)
In the West Indies : Insular (Titties like Titties hate others, Yardies like Yardies hate others, bajans like bajans hate titties and yardies, Dotties like Dotties, hate Titties and yardies, Muddies like everyone, But everyone hates muddies.)
In All seriosness though.. It has to be Courtney Walsh.
Rohan and Gary for me, Then Viv, Kalli & Rowe.
I also liked Marshall, Garner, Roberts, Holding and Croft. Lance was also one of my favs.
I also liked Marshall, Garner, Roberts, Holding and Croft. Lance was also one of my favs.
Where is Spuds ?
Its a question that cannot be answered. The stars in each era would likely to be more popular than stars from previous era. Its best to categorize in the respective era. Many posters here did not see the Gary or Rohan play.
60s: split between Gary and Rohan
70s: Viv, Lloyd
80s: Viv
90s: Lara
2k: Chanderpaul
Garry Sobers was really adored by all and sundry because he played cricket the way it should be played. I am unaware of any contretemps by him on the field of play and his bubbling,fun personality ensured that crowds all over the world absolutely adored him. His graceful run up to the wicket when he bowled his fast medium stuff and his amazing backlift as he stroked the ball effortlessly to the boundary so captivated Sir John Arlott that he used words that forced us all to get our dictionaries out. I count myself truly blessed to have witnessed some of his finest performances over the years though sadly I missed his 365 because I was too young.
I will always remember how both Roy Fredericks and Clive Lloyd idolized Sir Garry and how grumpy Lance Gibbs was so ticked off that Sydney Jackman dropped Sir Garry when had about 10 runs on the board and went on to score 204 that Lance vowed that Jackman would never play for Guyana again.
To those who mention Rohan Kanhai,I understand where you are coming from because the "Babu" played some of the most audacious shots ever attempted on a cricket field and when as Sir Learie said "Kanhai went mad" there was no sight more thrilling on a cricket field.
Just imagine a 12 year old at Bourda in 1968 watching Kanhai and Sobers in partnership, both scoring 150 runs. Everything else on a cricket field is an anti-climax after that.
LONG LIVE GARFIELD SOBERS AND ROHAN KANHAI!!!!!
In reply to Dukes
well said, remember seeing a couple of 'test'Bim vs Guy'.
The 50s may be the winner- 3W backup by Ram & Val
In reply to googley
the 50s may be the winner 3W , plus Ram & Val
Do the math
World population today is much greater than it was 20 years ago
The "cricket world" population today has similarly grown compared to 20 years ago. Not only that....but this is also the age of social media....facebook, twitter, youtube etc.
It therefore stands to reason that a player from today's generation would be the most liked player....purely from a numbers standpoint.
In that case.....there's no contest. The most liked WI player ever will come from THIS generation and that player has to be Chris Gayle
The only other in contention would be Dwayne Bravo
In reply to Dukes
Let me share a few things I witnessed;
Sir Gary was mad at some decisions made against Barbados in a match VS T&T, by the time the last Bajan wicket fall, Sobers was marking is run-up, and bowled Trinidad out that afternoon.
Barbados vs Guyana, people arguing about the best batsman, as a little boy I could only listened, Rohan played one of his favourite shots and ended on his behind, the crowd roared, she looked out at field and every thing fell from her stray, a year later, I was going to Queens Park to watched a game between Spartan and Empire, Rohan and his wife was going to watch the match also, people lined the streets and stopped traffic to see the man.
Thats how popular Rohan was in bim.
Sobers brand was hurt by his Rhodesia trip, and Viv's enhanced by his refusal to South Africa.
In reply to camos
I think Sobers brand in the West Indies was hurt by that trip. Not so much overseas
In reply to imusic
agree, and I am thinking among Windians.
Very interesting that Frank Worrel has not featured heavily in this discussion.
Whilst he is of a different generation I would say that Frank Worrel generated the most goodwill of any WI cricketer ever.
Viv evoked the most emotions for and against but Worrel was truly liked by friend and foe.
Dukes hit the nail square and true. In terms of global, long standing adulation none can touch Sir Garfield Sobers! True that Viv comes a fairly close second, and Chris/ Rohan are in hot pursuit.
Gary Sobers is still king of the hill
In reply to natty_forever
Larry Gomes is an interesting choice. The times he saved our arses doing his rear guard thing made him most loved...until the next test.
In reply to imusic
So by your own reasoning old players have the bigger audience.
Modern players only have people alive today. Older players have those alive today and those who saw them back then.
You know how many dead millions adored sobers plus all the new fans from you tube and articles?
Waaaaaasshhhhhhhhh
Viv lost points from the Indo Muddies after he made that unfortunate comment in 1989.
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