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       If you are reading this article, I would like to thank you for your time. On July 29, 2020, I wrote an article, titled Why we rally around the West Indies (feel free to read if you haven’t). After writing that article, I was asked; Where do we draw the line and stop Cricket West Indies (CWI), formerly known as the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the players from taking our support for granted? Where do we draw the line and demand professionalism?       These questions are constantly discussed since the end of the West Indies golden era....

      As the West Indies suffered yet another test series defeat, I am constantly asked the question. Why do you waste your time following those losers? I can give a few reasons why I still love and follow those "losers".        Reason number one, it was 1987 after getting half-day from school, when I attended my first test match. I had the chance to see West Indies versus Pakistan with the lanky Curtly Ambrose who I referred to, at the time, as the tallest man I had ever seen, making his test debut. I was in...

BY AARON MATHEW JULY 2, 2020 On 15th June 2001, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers and won the 2001 NBA Finals. It was the second consecutive title the Lakers had won. But, after this victory, a photo of Kobe Bryant did the rounds, where he sat in a shower stall with the trophy in his hand. The story behind that picture is quite emotional. Bryant had had a falling out with his parents. They did not approve of his choice to marry Vanessa Laine (now Vanessa Bryant) since they had multiple differences. As a result, they didn’t attend their son’s wedding. Also,...

By Nagraj Gollapudi   News editor, ESPNcricinfo Chris Gayle has opted out of the 2020 CPL a day before the players' draft is scheduled to take place on June 24. The tournament this year is scheduled to take place in Trinidad & Tobago from August 18 until September 10 subject to permission from the local government. ESPNcricinfo understands Gayle communicated his decision on Monday to St Lucia Zouks, the franchise he was going to play for in this CPL, saying he would not be available to play due to personal reasons. Gayle's decision was confirmed by the Zouks franchise. It is understood...