The excitement of cricket odds has since waned for the West Indies, but there was a time when they dominated the sport, and cricket online betting fans can relive their glory days when watching the new film, Fire in Babylon.
Colin Croft, former fast bowler, was an aggressive player and his cricket odds of 8/29 against Pakistan in 1977 are still the best by a fast bowler from the West Indies in Test.
“We were so far ahead of our time. We were 20 years ahead of the rest of the world. We were fitter than any side at the time.”
“The problem is we did not build on what we achieved, we just thought another Viv Richards would appear and continue the success.”
“Those in charge were complacent and it will take another 20 years for us to get back where we were.”
Part of the reason for their success at the 1975 World Cup was due in large part to their captain, Clive Lloyd, who took home Man of the Match after the Windies defeated Australia by 17 runs. They then did the same at the 1979 World Cup when they defeated England by 92 runs.
“I don’t think you will ever see another team dominate the sport the way we did for 15 years without losing a single series, but the aim must be for West Indies cricket to improve – it means so much to the people both in the Caribbean and living elsewhere.”
What happened for cricket odds around the world between 1976 and 1994 when the Windies were involved is a thing of beauty; they lost just one Test series in that period, thanks to a combination of sheer pace, thrilling batting and athletic fielding.
The 2011 World Cup wasn’t all that cricket online betting fans expected with the Windies winning 3 out of the 6 matches played, beating Bangladesh, Ireland and the Netherlands.
The opening of the movie not only reunited some of the team’s former players, but also celebrities such as Hugh Grant, Mick Jagger and Sadie Frost, as well as Paul Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen, today’s top English players of cricket odds.
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