New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a foreign tour these days. PM Modi was honored with his highest honor by Guyana, Barbados and Dominica during this tour, which is a matter of pride for every Indian. But do you know that cricketers from these countries have been creating havoc in India. There was a time when each cricketer of these countries used to be like an entire team. From Clive Lloyd, Gary Sobers, Rohan Kanhai, Carl Hooper, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, to Shimron Hetmyer and Shay Hope… the long list is full of match winners. Sunil Gavaskar, a fan of Rohan Kanhai, has even named his son.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently reached Brazil for the G20 summit meeting. After this Modi went on a visit to 3 Caribbean countries. He first reached Dominica. Dominica’s President Sylvanie Burton has honored PM Kodi with her country’s biggest honour, ‘The Dominica Award of Honour’. Guyana and Barbados have also announced to give their highest honor to the Indian Prime Minister. This is the first time in 56 years that a Prime Minister has reached Guyana. Earlier in 1968, Indira Gandhi had visited Guyana as Prime Minister.
The Indian Prime Minister may be visiting Caribbean countries after a long time, but our relations in cricket are very deep. Went on tour to Guyana, Barbados and Guyana. All these three countries have been playing for West Indies in cricket. In the 1980-90s, when West Indies ruled the entire cricket world, its captain was Clive Lloyd of Guyana. Under the captaincy of Clive Lloyd, West Indies defeated India 5-0 in the 1983 tour. He did this clean sweep 4 months after the World Cup 1983. It is also interesting that India won the World Cup in 1983 by defeating Clive Lloyd’s team under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. West Indies had also come to India in 1988-89 and made a clean sweep.
Guyana’s leading cricketers
7 cricketers from Guyana have been captain of West Indies. These include Clive Lloyd, who won two World Cups. Prominent Guyanese cricketers who have played for the West Indies include Rohan Kanhai, Alvin Kalicharan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Carl Hooper, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shimron Hetmyer.
Prominent cricketers of Barbados
9 cricketers from Barbados have been the captain of West Indies. These include the great all-rounder Gary Sobers. Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes, one of the best opening pairs in the world, are also from Barbados. Prominent cricketers from Barbados who have played for the West Indies include Joel Garner, Malcolm Marshall, Jason Holder, Kemar Roach and Shay Hope. Many cricketers from Dominica have also played for West Indies. Alec Athanez is a regular member of the current West Indies team.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 21, 2024, 09:17 IST