Question

The West Indies win in Test Series England in 1950, had two ironical features. They were :

• A. The victory was considered a national achievement, a way of demonstrating that West Indians were equals of white Englishmen.
• B. The captain of the winning West Indies team was a white Englishman.
• C. West Indies cricket team represented not one nation but several dominions which became independent countries later.
• D. Both (b) and (c)

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both (b) and (c)

Success at cricket became a measure of racial equality and political progress. At the time of their independence many of the political leaders of Caribbean countries like Forbes Burnham and Eric Williams saw in the game a chance for self-respect and international standing.