Bravo brings back Calypso Cricket

The Sidney Morning Herald trumpeted “The Rebirth of Calypso Cricket,”

The Morning Herald article is required reading for its almost poetic ability to simultaneously damn

and praise: “Now, the game has gone calypso, and as it turns out, the Windies were there, waiting for it.”

Or how about this nugget: “As for style, you would have to say it is naive. How else could you

describe a team that in pursuit of a modest target fritters away early wickets

lets dot balls mount insouciantly, saunters between wickets and leaves themselves 19

to get from the last over, and gets them anyway, with two balls to spare?”

It’s all a load of crap. Demeaning, bigoted crap.

The West Indies didn’t just play cricket. They played “Calypso Cricket.”

To us, that term is a compliment, because Calypso is a complex social, political and entertainment

art form, as well as a unifying force across the region.

But make no mistake, from the tongues and pens of British and Australian journalists,

“Calypso Cricket” was a put down. It denoted a simplistic, childlike style of play.

Joyous, yes, but unconcerned with the complexities and intellectual challenges of “real cricket.”

Whenever the phrase “Calypso Cricket” was written or uttered,

the words “rum” and “dance” were not far behind..

To Wit :

What do you call 3 World Cups in a single sweep ?

                                   

There are a hundred Mark Nicholases calling us brainless;

a hundred Jarrod Kimbers to call us Cavemen;

and a hundred interviewers and tweets to remind us to :

dance, smile and drink some rum.


~~Champion , Champion ~~  ::LOL::

https://firmmeditation.wordpress.com/201...-be-loved/

Cavemen and Calypso Bwoys

This Link is a very well written article.

kudos to whomsoever the writer is .  8)


CRICKET AND THE DUMB JOCK

Which brings us to cricket.

by Camillo Gonsalves

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Whom coined the term Calypso Collapso   :-\

Sunil Narine is BACK !!!

Man is a real Terminator  and Schwarzenegger  8)


~~ Champion , Champion , Narine is a Champion ~~

A strong West Indies team is in the interests of the game. Over the years, their cricketers have been the ultimate entertainers.