Not all Sunny in the Windies

Whacked like Hookes? Nice Mr Gavaskar, real nice.

"He drew a comparison between the Australians and the West Indies side of the 1970s and '80s, adding that the players from the Caribbean were more popular champions.

"The West Indians were popular winners, there was an affection about the West Indians players in spite of the fact that they were beating you in three days. They [West Indies] did not abuse the opponents. They did not have anything to say to the opponents. When they were dominating world cricket the West Indians did not resort to personal abuse on the field, they just played the game hard, they were very tough competitors but there was nothing untoward in their behaviour towards their opponents."

I guess he is referring to a different 1970s and 1980s West Indian team to these wankers:

"1979-80 (New Zealand)

New Zealand's first victory in a Test rubber at home should have been a happy occasion, but the New Zealand cricket public, which had looked forward keenly to the West Indians' visit, was glad to see the back of them. New Zealand won the first Test by the narrowest of margins, and drew the remaining two. Yet the West Indians lost more than a Test series. Their reputation for sportsmanship went too. There were several extremely unsavoury incidents on the field in the first two Tests, and the situation was not improved by the extravagant statements made by their harassed manager, Willie Rodriguez. In fairness, the umpiring was poor, but that did not excuse the on-field antics of the tourists. In the first Test, Michael Holding, having had an appeal disallowed, kicked the stumps out of the ground. When West Indies lost the match, Gordon Greenidge showed similar ill-temper as he left the field. At Christchurch in the second Test, Colin Croft, after being no balled, flicked off the bails as he walked back, and a little later ran in very close to the umpire, FR Goodall - so close that the batsman could not see him - and shouldered Goodall heavily. It was the height of discourtesy when Goodall, wishing on two occasions to speak to Clive Lloyd about Croft's behaviour, had to walk all the way to the West Indian captain, standing deep in the slips. Lloyd took not a step to meet him.
Tests: Zealand 1 West Indies 0 Drawn 2
ODI: New Zealand 1 West Indies 0"