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Joel Garner
Mon, March 04 2013
Andy Roberts disappointed after Clive Lloyd ignored for WICB Presidential nomination
Legendary West Indian fast bowler Andy Roberts expressed his disappointment after former teammate Clive Lloyd failed to find the required support to be nominated as president of West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
Sat, August 23 2014
David Boon – the man who played a huge role in Australia’s domination under Allan Border
David Boon played a key role in four of Australia’s Ashes triumphs, and was considered the best batsman in Test cricket for a good five years. Karthik Parimal looks back at the career of this celebrated cricketer.
Mon, October 13 2014
Joel Garner: Barbadian giant who went by the moniker Big Bird
Joel Garner, born on 16 December 16, 1952, was a dangerous-looking bowler and a thorn in the flesh of many an opposition. The "Big Bird" went on to play 58 Tests and 98 ODIs for West Indies and was one of the most economical bowlers ever. Karthik Parimal highlights the heroics of this stalwart.
Sat, August 23 2014
Ian Bishop – a fast bowler whose career was destroyed by injuries
Ian Bishop (born October 24, 1967) had the potential to be one of the great fast bowlers in Test history. However, injuries destroyed the career of this gentleman fast bowler from the Caribbean Islands. Nishad Pai Vaidya looks back at the career of Bishop who is celebrating his 45th birthday today.
Sat, September 22 2012
Sunil Gavaskar’s views could have lent more value to Fire in Babylon: Imran Khan
By CricketCountry Staff
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan feels, views of Sunil Gavaskar would have added more value to the newly released movie in India 'Fire in Babylon’ — a film on West Indies cricket in the 1970s and 1980s.
Wed, September 10 2014
Treat for cricket fans as Fire in Babylon releases today in Indian theatres
'Fire in Babylon’ releases in India today, a riveting behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of the West Indies cricket team into a fearsome superpower running on a battery of pace bowlers. Arunabha Sengupta turns a critical eye at the movie which shows some of the scariest spells of fast bowling.
Thu, December 17 2015
When Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall inflicted fear of God in atheists
The day Malcolm Marshall took on Joel Garner in a war of brutal pace.
Mon, September 15 2014
West Indies can’t hope for succour against England in Robin Hood county
By Rohan Kallicharan
Nottingham has many things for which it is well known. Robin Hood and Nottingham Forest are just two that readily come to mind, the latter in reference to the football team and not the patch of woodland to the North of the city in which the former was known to operate.
Wed, May 23 2012
WICB have throttled players like Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Taylor & Sarwan
By Nishant Joshi
THERE has been an awful lot of sly, derogatory commentary about the West Indies since the start of their tour of England, largely by a section of the media who no doubt would have preferred Wes Hall, Charlie Griffith, Joel Garner, Malcolm Marshall and Michael Holding bowling to Ian Bell, as West Indies whitewashed England without breaking a sweat.