The West Indian . Nov 01, 2014 . Page 49 fans ended we our As cipline comes from within the individual. When he retired he Indies team West and it under his was management that Brain Lara scored Antigua in375 runs with at the other does end. How he view the current state of cricket? Kan- hai that, says Q cricket has taken a different turn, especially with the IPL. Money has This is a different it. peopleera and love to watch the shorter The crowds version. in India are fantas- tic and the support is there.brings It a dimension different to the game.R would recall that Kanhai came out with a congratulatory message Chan- when playedderpaul in his Kanhai Test. 150th said, Q One has to give credit to Chan- derpaul. concen- His trationpower and his to stay at the are remarkable and notpeople many in the cricketing world batwould as long as he can.R interview Kanhai became coach of the played apart great in These words of trustThese words clubs with prideclubs with and distinc- Test tion. scored He 6,227 withruns 15 centuries from rst and his [ Tests only 79 class average is over 49 with 86 centuries. But for Kanhai it not was about numbers. playingIt was the game in its true spiritpride. and with pointsKanhai out that dis- article, your let Write said, Q the readers enjoy it. I will hear about it.R philosophyect the of a re\ a contented happy thinker, sportsman thatplayed the game in its true spirit and posterityallowed judge to his posterity Well, achievements. thatsays there is only one broughtRohan Kanhai. He sunshine to our lives and we are lucky that he came our way. Dr. DHANPAUL NARINE DHANPAUL Dr.

By West Indies the won three West Kanhai served West Indies, West Kanhai served were wonderful performanceswere wonderful playersfrom other as well. to Indies how win knew West The revivalbegun. had again. By the time Lloyd took over as Kanhai had shaped professionala team that could excel in every aspect of the becameThis evident game. when Cup World in the 1975 Kanhai teamed up with Lloyd at Lords to ensure a victory the team. followed He inthe one Worrell, footsteps of Frank of the greatest captains. Kanhai not was only Worrell thatsays a great captainbut also a great Indian. West match series in England (2-0) - with Kanhai scoring a magni[ cent century at Lords and there , and his other Warwickshire, parade in the West Indies. West parade in the Week KanhaiRs exploits continued KanhaiRs West Indies cricket had en- West tered the doldrums. It needed The direction and leadership. Indies Cricket Board West appointed Kanhai as captain for Australian tour in 1973 and the under his leadership the turn- began.around Kanhai able was to instillpurpose a in sense of never waited for the umpireRs never waited for the umpireRs decision if he that knew he was This is the hallmark of a out. gentleman. are many remarkable feats on including KanhaiRs that tour, Aus- topping the averages in tralia, and scoring a century in Adelaide each innings of the Indies West By the time Test. toured England inKanhai 1963 played He with a superstar. was outstanding dedication and in the true spirit of the game. He butby the end of the sixties The magician in the middle. Rohan Kanhai is adored by adored Rohan is Kanhai middle. the inmagician The world. overthe all millions of The of Rohan Kanhai Rohan He said, O A bats- A said,He O The iconicpictures from Rohan Kanhai was a sugar plantationa sugar in Berbice, Guyana and helearned his cricket Those that grew there. up with him speak love for of KanhaiRs In his autobiography QBlasting for RunsR Kanhai described the batsmanship. art of man needs three things to succeed-guts, timing and concentration. I am not saying that the air wasnRt attacking \ thereGbut it har- was nessed into a controlled and deadly weapon.P Kanhai that showed he had the in weapons his arsenal he when tamed Fazal and Gupti Subash Mahmood on the 1958- 59 India and Pakistan turn to EnglandRs It was tour. Indies in 1960 and West tour provedKanhai that he had all the attributes and determination to match.batted He in Port-of- Spain for more than six hours tempering his natural instincts playedand most responsibly The innings to score a century. lasted more than six hours. Australian tour the 1960-61 jumping Kanhaishowed in the air as Joe Solomon secured There Test. Tied rst [ cricketRs Kanhai embodied the West West Kanhai embodied the Indian quest for identity indentureship. James O If, likesays, Kanhai, heis one of the most remarkable and indi- vidualcontemporary of should not make him In- West butless more see what you You dian. and in are looking for, whatI KanhaiRs have found is a unique dian quest for identity, of expressingfor ways potentialour bursting at every seam.P born in Port Mourant, batting at an early age. bursting forth from the bondage of slavery and batsmen, then that In- West pointer for the Cricketer,Philosopher! Thinker,

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In a region where role PROFILE Kanhai said in an exclusive interview. He He interview. aninexclusive said Kanhai seem donRt today Qour players continued, the for playing of importance the realize to West Indies.RWest the expectancy hush, and excitementbounds. no knew true was He entertainment value. But Kanhai was more. gave He Caribbean historian CLR James lots to write about and some sleep- According to less nights too. James the masterbatsman went into regions that Brad- of One man never knew. thepieces most famous that A James QKanhai: wrote was dence.R Study in Con[ the wicket it the was start of an adventure, an excur- sion into self-belief and There are improvisations. cricketersbat that would all day and that is no mean feat were the glory years, the golden age of world cricket. It alsoperiod the was of the greatest transformation in Indian cricket, from a West territorial and insular game, becomingto best the team in the world under Frank While there were Worrell. great cricketers there was one name that stood out above the rest. is He Rohan Kanhai, the master of the the magician in the willow, batmiddle akin whose was painterto a producing a masterpiece on canvas. we look at the state of West West lookwe at the state of Indies cricketbegin we to realize that Kanhai was is He more than a cricketer. a thinkerphilosopher and a and the values he upholds are timeless. re, pacethere was like [ therewhen were no helmets playersand when took to justjoyeld for the of the [ taneous celebration that no models fall short Kanhai remains the original, real and authentic hero of the Caribbean. carried He the destiny of his country on his shoulders with class and dignitybrought and the but Kanhai when took guard playing the game. These playing the game. politician could muster. As As politician could muster. people together in a spon- O