West Indies’ dramatic triumph towards Australia at The Gabba on Sunday turned the cricket world the other way up, with rookie pacer Shamar Joseph working riot with the ball, bagging a 7-for within the second innings. Seeing West Indies safe their first Check win in Australia in over 2 many years, not simply the workforce’s gamers, their followers but additionally some legends of the sport went emotional. A crying Brian Lara was hugged by former Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist whereas the legendary Carl Hooper was noticed crying inconsolably together with his face in direction of a wall after the tip of the match.
Hooper, who performed 102 Checks and 227 ODIs for the Windies, was fully out of phrases, together with his tears explaining the feelings he was going via at that second. This is the video:
What it means to Carl Hooper! @abcsport #AUSvWI pic.twitter.com/5TlnhWezRS
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West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite could not cease hailing Joseph following the workforce’s triumph on the Gabba, calling the pacer a ”celebrity”.
”He is a celebrity. I do know he’ll do nice issues for the West Indies sooner or later. Simply his perception is unimaginable, he informed me that he will not cease bowling until we win it. Very pleased with the blokes, they confirmed a number of hearth and coronary heart, particularly after the primary Check. Very good to see how they put in a combat, particularly the batters. We are able to solely be taught from this win. I imagine the extra the higher, that is how we be taught. I’d love extra Check cricket for positive,” Brathwaite stated.
Joseph wasn’t even anticipated to bowl for West Indies on Sunday due to a toe harm however he battled ache to steer his workforce house with an excellent 7 for 68.
”Having a bruised toe to bowl with, however I simply undergo the part and ache, figuring out that I want to do that for my workforce and you already know for everybody in my nation and the Caribbean. Got here all the way down to the gang, to maintain pushing us and truly believing us that we will carry the sequence to 1-1, thanks guys a lot,” he stated after being named the participant of the match.
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