Meet reggae musician Omari Banks

With 10 Tests and five ODIs to his name, Omari Banks, at the age of 20, became the first man from Anguilla to represent West Indies. However, post-retirement in 2012, Banks has switched tracks completely, turning his attention to music and becoming a reggae star. Nishad Pai Vaidya, writing for Cricket Country, has more.

With a father immersed in music, one wonders how young Banks took to cricket. He credits it to his uncle Val: "I enjoyed both music and sports from a young age. I played soccer and baseball as well. My uncle Val Banks was a very good cricketer in his own right and he represented Anguilla as a cricketer, was an administrator within the Leeward Islands as well as the West Indies setup. Before his role in administration he really spent a lot of time teaching and encouraging me with the game. I actually lived with my uncle and my aunt for a couple years when my mother was working on her Masters and my father was in Europe."