Their present was made exciting on Sunday, firstly by the women’s team, which stopped Australia’s World T20 domination by beating them by eight wickets. A few hours later, under the Eden Gardens’ floodlights in Kolkata, the men’s team led by Darren Sammy did what their predecessors couldn’t achieve — a world limited overs title triumph on Indian soil.

Going by their celebrations on the field, the partying would have spilled into the wee hours of last morning. And who can grudge them that.