Shamarh Brooks hopes that West Indies will be able to take a leaf out of legendary Sir Everton Weekes’ book and carry on his legacy in the upcoming three-match Test series against England.
The legendary Weekes, who was one of the famous three ‘Ws’ of West Indian cricket, died this week at the age of 95 and Brooks is hoping that the Windies will be able to carry on his legacy in the future.
Brooks was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo, “Now that great man has gone but he has left a legacy and hopefully the guys in the team now can carry on that legacy.”
Paying tribute to Weekes, Brooks said of the legendary Barbadian’s influence on him: “When I scored my first Test hundred in India, I spoke about Sir Everton. Even in first-class cricket, whenever cricket is being played at Kensington (Oval), he would always be in the president’s suite watching.”
He further added, “You were always able to go up there, whether it be during the game or after the game, and have a word with him about what he would have seen, what you can do differently.”
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The 31-year-old, who managed to score maiden Test hundred only in his third outing against Afghanistan last year, backed fellow West Indian batsmen to do well against the English attack in the upcoming Test series starting on July 8.
The right-hander further explained, “Clearly our bowling will be our strength, and has been for the past couple of years. If you look at our batting, when we do get it right as a unit we have won games. That’s why I’m stressing on the point that we need to bat well, especially against a team like England at home, who are going to be very challenging.”
Brooks signed off by saying, “Some of us got the opportunity to bat and spend time at the crease. It’s good to get out there and have a practice game but I think we are backing our preparation to bring success in this series.”
(With ESPNcricinfo Inputs)
