The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
The Sonny Ramadhin story is one dreams are made of. From very poor and humble beginnings, the legend began with a child whose birth certificate had no name, simply the word 'Boy'. It was from this moment on that everyone began referring to him as Sonny, since he had no legal name.
West Indies captain Brian Lara does not believe the leadership of the team has the full trust of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
"The word is trust. People such as Sir Viv [chief selector] and I are put in positions without the full backing, the full support of the people who put us there. It is all about trust, if they trust us we can do something, if not, well, then..." Lara said in an interview with the Daily Telegraph.
I am an optimist. I will admit that. So even when people from outside the region come in and criticize aspects of Caribbean life, I try to find something positive to counter the detractors, some argument to defend my people.
However, after my experience this morning in Barbados involving two Caribbean airlines, I'm not so sure how much more defending I can do, or am willing to do.
(Barbados Advocate)
Everybody does got them own favourite, whether it is a sports team, a player, a musical group, a singer or a food, we does got we own favourite.
For some people being a fan does reach such a stage that them does become fanatical, so that them does don?t want to hear nothing negative about their favourite. For instance I know that Michael Jackson got millions of fans worldwide, even here in Barbados. Them could tell you when he born, when he gine dead, how much awards he win and so on. Them got every poster he every made and every album too.
Should Brian Lara give up the captaincy? Is WIPA's newly discovered militancy good for West Indies cricket? Is the 'youth-at-all-costs' selection policy working? Is the WICB being properly managed? Can regional journalists avoid being insular?
In part two of Michelle McDonald's exclusive interview with Tony Cozier, the region's leading writer/broadcaster tackles those questions and calls for a wholesale rethink of the way cricket is managed in the Caribbean...