between cricket and West Indian Social and Political life” Cricket has been intertwined in the life of West Indians since it arrived in the islands. It has been a representation of injustice and prejudice as well as a conduit for social and political triumph in the West Indies. The development of cricket‚ as not just another game‚ mirrors the question for decolonization from Britain and also the struggles of nationalist and independence endeavors. Throughout its lifespan‚ the West Indies cricket team
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THE DECLINE THESIS OF WEST INDIAN CRICKET (1975 – present day) Vivian Richards smashes the ball to the boundary! Another impressive win to add to the belt of the West Indies team. With players such as Clive Lloyd‚ Michael Holding‚ Gordon Greenidge‚ Deryck Murray‚ and Rohan Kanhai to name a few‚ many have been pondering what has happened to that beloved “golden era”. I think that the 1970s and the 1980s were and in fact a different time period. It is difficult to compare 2 time periods
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COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE OF WEST INDIES CRICKET FINAL REPORT October 2007 Most Hon. P. J. Patterson‚ ON‚ PC‚ QC: Chairman Sir Alister McIntyre‚ OM‚ OCC Dr. Ian McDonald. Kingston‚ Jamaica 1 Copyright © 2007 Committee on Governance of West Indies Cricket All rights reserved. Permission is granted to copy or reprint portions for any noncommercial use‚ except they may not be posted online without permission. Edited by Carol Collins Cover Design by Debra Hamilton Printed by Lithographic Printers
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Ajit Chandila‚ and Ankeet Chavan‚ on the charges of spot fixing. And thus I started thinking if the IPL really does encourage the spirit of the game‚ sportsmanship or team spirit‚ or if it is more inclined to money and sponsorship. And so I present my opinion for the motion that IPL is sabotaging the essence of authentic Cricket. Playing in IPL was considered to be a viable career option as opined by a celebrity‚ in a daily newspaper‚ recently. I read it and felt it to be a wrong observation
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performance team AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM- A High Performance Team It’s a herculean task to build a high performance team‚ infact it takes a lot of hard work and skill‚ to blend the different personalities‚ abilities‚ and agendas into a cohesive unit driving them to work for a common goal. A visionary leader is one who makes real difference‚ who propels a good team into a great one. Australian cricket team is the most successful team in the cricket history
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If only the West Indies team was picked to optimize their players’ strengths By Zaheer E. Clarke A tall‚ lissome and athletic 17-year-old young man from Chelsea Road in Bay Land‚ Barbados was once picked as a fast bowler to represent the West Indies Test team. By today’s standards‚ he would have been thought too young to have a glass of red wine much less be handed a red ball to pelt at batsmen in international cricket. Unsurprisingly‚ in his first match at Sabina Park‚ like most fast bowlers‚
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attend a cricket game at the oval in Trinidad. Tanti merle was a very patriotic older woman gave
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Chokra‚ the 1996 Cricket World Cup Song‚ very robustly represented the excitement and spirit of the aforementioned tournament. Composed by Piyush Soni‚ said to be “Music for the People”‚ Chokra paints the story of how a young boy who persevered to make something out of his life. This can be reflected in Sri Lanka rise to victory against Australia in the 1996 Cricket World Cup which in itself‚ one can compare and contrast the West Indies team of the same era. This piece’s aim Is to show how through
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has abandoned him and his mother runs a small business. He makes extra income by giving mathematics tuitions. Ishaan (Ish) He is a big cricket freak and also a patriot at heart. Ishaan has been the best cricketer in his locality and school. He suggests the name of their business as "Team India Cricket Shop". He helps Govind’s business by organising daily cricket coaching camps. Omi He is the son of the Hindu priest of the local temple. His family enjoys great respect among the people. Through
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mathematics tuitions. He continues these tuitions even after starting the cricket shop business. He is the narrator of this story and the one who makes the "Three Mistakes". During the course of the story he falls in love with Vidya‚ Ishan’s younger sister for whom he is a private tutor. Govind is the one who looks after the financial part of the business as he has good business sense and mathematical skills. Ishaan: He is a big cricket freak and also a patriot at heart. Ishan has been the best cricketer
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