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Prakash Moosai, Judge of Trinidad High Court and captain of the West Indies lawyers cricket team.
If you are a West Indian, you have to be a die-hard cricket fan. And, 51-year-old Prakash Moosai is no exception despite being the Judge in the Trinidad & Tobago High Court. In the city recently, leading West Indies in the Lawyers World Cup, Moos
ai says that they just cannot think of life without cricket.
“We love this game and despite my busy schedule, I love to be there on the cricket field," he says.
That this gentleman even played for Trinidad in the Shell Shield scoring a century in 1985 against Barbodas which had the likes of Wayne Daniel and Bernard Julien speaks of his prowess.
He rubbed his shoulders with the likes of Gus Logie, Colin Croft, Larry Golmes. The place from where Brian Lara comes from, he says: “Oh! How can we forget that stunning two world records (for highest individual scores in Test cricket). I can tell you that the entire population of the island was on its feet to acknowledge those historic feats," he recalls with a sense of pride.
Not surprisingly when the debate veers round the decline of West Indian cricket, Moosai points out that the officials took it almost for granted that the Caribbean Islands will continue to produce world class players without paying focus to the schools and junior grade cricket.
"We failed because of the lack of proper structure to back up the seniors," he asserts.
"There was no conscious effort to groom second string of players when the greats were still hogging the limelight. It could have been fantastic if such efforts were made then," he remarked.
"Maybe, it will take about five to seven years for the Caribbean cricket to dominate the cricketing world despite the growing influence of the American sports on the youngsters back home," Prakash Moosai said.
A die-hard fan of Aussie captain Ricky Ponting for the latter’s consistency under crisis and leadership qualities, this honourable Justice happens to be the chairman of the disciplinary committee of the Trinidad &Tobago Association.
V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM
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