Some of my greatest cricketing memories as a kid were watching guys like Ambrose, Garner, Walsh, Holding, Marshall knocking blokes heads offIt truly warms my heart to see the West Indies crushing England in a Test series. Make no mistake, it's been a bloodbath.
For me a significant aspect of this West Indian team is they're all West Indians of African descent, suggesting perhaps the game of cricket is winning the hearts and minds of these kids again, over basketball, soccer and other sports.
In more recent times, as West Indian cricket has declined to embarrassing levels, the team has been largely made of up players of Indian descent. If the stronger, athletically gifted black kids of the islands are indeed starting the make their way back to cricket it may not be too far fetched to foresee the day when West Indian cricket again rises to the top of the tree.
My favourite player of all time was Viv Richards. Loved watching Greenidge and Haynes pile on the runs, Logie was a freak fieldsman, Lloyd could hang around for days, and of course Brian Lara
I loved watching the West Indies and they were absolutely unbeatable back then. I would love to see the Windies back at the top.