In this quiz, you have to answer ten questions on West Indian cricket captains.
The West Indies are unlike other ICC Full Members. Barring the one-off appointment of George Headley in the late 1940s, no non-White captain led the West Indies until Frank Worrell in 1960/61. The role, thus, used to bear far more significance than the captaincy of other teams.
The complications did not stop there. Not only are the West Indies a conglomerate of nations but the component nations are islands, spread across a vast span of water. Inter-island rivalry has been fierce at times. To lead the West Indies is, thus, a unique challenge in Test cricket.
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For example, the Jamaicans were not happy when the Trinidadian Brian Lara replaced the Jamaican Courtney Walsh at the helm in the late 1990s. For the Test match at Kingston, they were ready to give Lara a tough time. Walsh resolved the problem by putting an arm around Lara in public view, demonstrating his acceptance of the role. It worked.
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Fights had to be won off the field as well, often with the board. In the late 1970s, the cricketers opted for Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket. The rise of franchise cricket led the cricketers to opt out of international matches in the 21st century. In both instances, the rebels had a leader, as did the second-string sides that took the field.
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Quiz! How well do you know the West Indies captains?
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