“Hey, it seems our nation was harboring* the world’s most wanted man…how about some cricket?”
“Cool.”
And so went, I am sure, the conversation between the Captains this morning down at the Kensington Oval.
*Not really harboring, per se, yes, I know.
It must be interesting to be a member of an international team, when that nation is all of a sudden thrust into the world news spotlight. Even more so when the spotlight has a negative bent. Are Pakistani players proud of their country kits this morning? Tough call.
Back to the pitch: interesting couple of notes from Cricinfo’s introduction to the fourth ODI: West Indies have not won an ODI against a test side that was not Bangladesh since 2009; and it seems several of their best players are thousands of miles away playing under the bright lights of the IPL. Why would the WICB, a side dearly in need of winning momentum, elect to play an ODI series during the IPL?
Anyway, rain in Bridgetown this morning, but it looks as if we have started on time. West Indies won the toss and elected to field. Goodness it must be hard for the players to “get up” for these dead rubber matches. I bet there are 2 people in the stands right now.
On top of that, LOADS of other cricket going on today: No less than nine Clydesdale Bank 40 matches are in progress, there are two marquee IPL matches, and another low tier international tournament has begun in Botswana. More on that tournament as well as a recap of the County Cricket 40s tomorrow.
Until then: greetings from Jaipur:
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