Batting legend Brian Lara was among 33 past and present national cricketers honoured by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) at a special ceremony over the weekend.
From the glorious days of the 1970s and the 80s, West Indian cricket’s decline and fall has been a sorry sight for cricket enthusiasts. In this tumultuous phase, they have still produced a number of players with the trademark Caribbean flair, but have failed to strike consistency as a unit. Marlon Samuels was invariably categorised as a second tier player whose career never really took off.
1983 World Cup triumph was a red-letter day for Indian cricket.