Blame it on the idiot box
In an interview to The Independent , Sir Garfield Sobers offers a new perspective on the reason behind the decline of cricket in the West Indies
ESPNcricinfo staff
25-Feb-2013
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The idea that youngsters are playing basketball and baseball ... you know, Richie Benaud started that rumour some time ago and I'd like to stand up and put it to rest.
The great allrounder cuts straight to the point:
It's a myth. And if you look at the American basketball scene, can you name me two West Indian players?
Baseball, we know nothing about baseball. Soccer, yes. Over the last 15 years lots of soccer players have come to play in England. If someone said to me that soccer is the reason for West Indian cricket falling so low I might think about it. But the real problem, ladies and gentlemen, and it is a problem for sport around the world, is television.
Mathew Varghese is sub-editor (stats) at Cricinfo