TIME TO ‘REWIND AND PLAY’
I’m sure, back home, in the sun-kissed Caribbean isles, there’s an air of despondency as their national team is found floundering against a formidable Indian side. Barring Chanderpaul, no West Indian batsman was in his elements in the First Test. So, I’m sure, for any youngster in the Caribbean, it would be really difficult for him to believe that West Indies, once-upon-a-time ruled the cricketing world for over a decade. Caribbean cricket aficionados should be grateful to Steven Riley and his film ‘Fire in Babylon’. For he made the task simpler; to make these youngsters understand and believe that their team was once-upon-a-time the undisputed champions of the game. History has enough evidence up its sleeve to prove it. Ask the Indians who witnessed Kapil lifting the World cup in 1983. They still regale us with the proceedings that unfolded at Lord’s that afternoon. With India bowled out for a paltry 183, no one gave them an outside chance. Especially aga