Courtney Walsh reckons his pace-bowling descendants are unable to bowl long spells because they are treating it as a job

Courtney Walsh, best remembered for a world record Test double of 519 wickets (at the time) and 43 ducks, stayed away from the cricket fraternity since his retirement in 2001. He was busy running The Courtney Walsh Foundation back home in Jamaica, an institution that promotes Street T20 cricket, Disability cricket, and other projects that provide opportunities for youths and bring about changes in their lives through the sport.


Professor Walsh: West Indian cricket legend Courtney Walsh
throws a boomerang during an event in Sydney in 2005.
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However, he felt an urge to revive West Indies cricket, a process he has started recently at the U-19 level. He is currently in Vishakapatnam as coach of West Indies for the U-19 Quadrangular tournament that also includes India, Sri Lanka and Australia. The Jamaican pace legend intends to coach the senior team in the future.
He spoke to MiD DAY yesterday:
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How does it feel to return to India? This is a country where you took 43 wickets in seven Tests, enjoyed lot of success....
It feels really good to be back here (to India). Good to get the opportunity of bringing the U-19 boys to play cricket here. I've always loved the people here ufffdthey are very friendly. I am always ready to come to India at any given opportunity.