Editor's note

Cricket has never been a mere sport in the West Indies. Once associated with anti-colonialism and the Caribbean independence movement, today’s globalised cricket has become a vehicle for young men with dreams of wealth and a glamorous life abroad.

Could this turn away from its political origins have something to do with the local team’s recently dismal performance in international competitions? Adnan Hossein explores what cricket’s changing significance means for the Caribbean and its beloved sport.

Catesby Holmes

Global Commissioning Editor

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Trinidad’s semi-professional cricket, long a feeder for Caribbean cricketers to play broad, has lost of its lustre. Tom Hodgkinson/flickr

Can Caribbean cricket get its (political) groove back?

Adnan Hossain, University of Amsterdam

Once a sport associated with anti-colonialism, cricket in the Caribbean has become a career path for young men with dreams of wealth and glamour.

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