West Indies great Carl Hooper reminisces about the golden years when they dominated world cricket. 

'''he got himself out 8 out of 10 times "- I would say 9 out of times, when you think he will not get out, he will get out. Made batting to look so ease and fluent.

Yes ,yes believe me.

Faruk Khan I don't know where you got that of concept from about Carl Hooper, was never into Tendulkar,Lara,or Mark Waugh class,I guessed into your mind. But not in real life, those 3 batsmen you are talking about. They are way above Carl Hooper,go and looked again. I remembered when Tendulkar started in 1989,Lara in 1990 ,I don't remembered the years Carl Hooper or Mark Waugh playing test cricket ok.

He was famous for.running Lara out

In total agreement!

Thanks mate. I really enjoyed it. Carl sure was a great player to watch!

Me too ,always wanted him to make a century every times he went to bat.

I wholeheartedly agree. I would have prefer to watch Carl hit 30 than most other players make a hundred.

Please sir, you have to take second place.

Thanks so much mate. You're spot on. One of the true gentleman of cricket and a super talented player. Those others would be incredible but hard to get hold of no doubt!

We simply love Carl Hooper.

100% with you there.

So true mate

Thanks for your kind words mate. Agree with all your points raised there!

Totally spot on mate!

vindaisatossermini2 Thanks so much. He's a great bloke and definitely Windies royalty.

Very much. Such a fantastic player with fluid motion, great batting, fielding, effective bowling with simple action. Sadly we miss him now.

Fantastic bloke. You're spot on mate.

When you going to interview my favourite modern day West Indian batsman The Prince Brian Lara

@@angelowilliams444 oh mate I'd love to but it would prob cost me about 5000 just to get an interview from him. He's very hard to get and private apparently.

You're spot on Anthony. He is a terrific bloke and very honest with how his career turned out. He would make a wonderful head coach for sure.

When the Windies tour here next, Fox cricket and channel 7 should see this interview and have him on their commentary teams. Has so much insight on the game and truly shouldn’t be wasted.

@@anthonylamacchia5746 that would be amazing. I'll send them the interview.

henry michal thanks so much mate that's very kind. I was thinking of the exact same thing when I heard her comments today. Adelaide is also in the top 10 most liveable cities in the world!

Really a sad incident. Patric Patterson was a great fast bowler.

B.C. Lara!

Shane worn i His list of top 50 batsmen, named Karl Hooper as well.

100% agreed. I wonder what Carl and some of the other Windies Legends thought about it...

100% agree mate!

I thought he said Patterson was one of the fastest bowlers, if you think he was the fastest of all bowlers that's you opinion, maybe if he didn't smoke so much he probably would have been the fastest

@@dalematil2881 You are very stupid to say that I know that you are from of those small islands, and most of you small islands people. Always hated Jamaicans people for no apparent reasons, so what you are saying about Patrick Paterson smoking too much. He would be better off,who smoked more than Andy Roberts also Viv Richards.So what you are saying,it is all bullshit,it is that same no good Richie Richardson dropped Patrick Paterson. I know when Viv Richards and Andy Roberts playing for the combined islands in 1971, so you don't try to get into people conversation and. You don't know what the hell you are talking about,as a young guy.So when you hear your senior citizen talking facts, you should listened and learned from him,you loggerhead.

let's say u r correct on the ' Rambo' issue. isn't there any other thing that Carl said which is true? like family persecution, lack of home support, lack of coaches and equipment. some of these are still the problem today. As for being ' pressed' by a captain? Ask Grayson Shillingford of Dominica. Ah nuh tiday dat deh bout. Carl may have underperformed. He was not overated If I had to be a batter; I'd be Hooper

@@MegaKaywill I kind of know who am talking to, the WI cricket came tumbling down. When Richie Richardson became captain, when he started to bring in mostly his islands players. From the former combined islands them, since you want me to tell you straight up. I am way older than you, so you does not know the intricacies of the WI cricket. So it is really hard to deal with people like you so,who is talking from personal emotions that facts. Becaused I know when Viv Richards, Andy Roberts,is playing for the combined islands in 1971. Just to mentioned a few of them, so I cannot really have a proper discussion with you Ken Williams. Becaused you are not properly learned or knowledgeable to the history, of the WI cricket. Becaused I know that you are from one of those small islands, so you are not going hear any better from you at all. What you are talking about coaching, equipments, and the preparing of the pitches. I am going to tell you straight up,it is all nonesense what you are saying. From the time I was born,it is only 4 countries useto played test cricket. Jamaica, Barbados,T&T, also Guyana, the rest of countries was not a test playing countries them. But after they started to used the sponsorship money to play cricket, into some of those countries. Which does not have the kind of people to support the gates receipts , that is where the problem is. That is why the WI team is struggling with money problems, because they are using the sponsorship money to host. The cricket matches in those small islands with no population to support the gates receipts, that is what is affecting the entire games. Also when I heard man like Viv Richards, Andy Roberts, Curtly Ambrose, Kenny Benjamin, and a few more players them is. Talking their nonessentical arguments about the pitches them, is not preparing properly. It is all garbage 🗑️ they are all talking, because from they was playing in schoolboys cricket. Until they started playing for the WI team,all of those pitches was dust bowls. The only two pitches in the entire region was always pace wickets,is only Sabina Park Kingston Jamaica, also Kensington Barbados. So when those guys as former players is talking all those nonsense about the pitches, they are all crazy people them.Those former players them is only trying to manipulated the younger generation, because they don't know the intricacies about what they are saying. You can criticizing as much as you want, because I know the intricacies about the WI cricket history. So I don't haveto listened to some of those mideocre former players them, talking their nonessentical arguments about the cricket. For me to accept it, because I being watching and playing cricket before some of them was born.So I don't haveto listened to their craps,it is that same Richie Richardson mashed up Patrick Paterson career and,carry in the Benjamin's, Anthony Grey, and a few other mideocre bowlers them.I watched all of those guys played from u19 all the way up, and they was mideocre bowlers them. I am not mixing my words at all, because I know that most of you small islands people is. Such a cyber bullies, but because I am not afraid of intimidation. You can all take me on, because I the remedies to shut you up with your nonsense. I can see where you are really getting emotionally Ken Williams, because what Carl Hooper is saying about Patrick Paterson is all nonesense.I been watching Carl Hooper playing from u19 all the way up until test cricket, so I don't haveto listened to nothing what he is saying ok

@@blairboyd1735 With all due respect you cannot question Carl Hopper's account of Patrick Patterson because you weren't there. Patterson was his roommate, he witnessed many of the things he spoke about in the interview. In regards to West Indies cricket, these former players have the right to give their opinions on the state of West Indies Cricket today without you giving objection to everything they say. I don't hear you given any suggestions or solutions to West Indies problems. Go ahead - let me hear what WI ought to do to get back to their winning ways.