It's hardly the colour for the macho men from the Caribbean', was Viv Richards' unimpressed response to the uniform. Respected West Indian writer and broadcaster Tony Cozier went even further, saying 'It is a colour which carries strong homosexual overtones in the Caribbean'. These days the West Indies play their one-day cricket in masculine maroon. It's exotic, very Huggy Bearish. They look good.
Caribbean men are ladies' men so they can get away with pink.
It's better than the pyjamas they wear now. The flares add a sense of danger. A bowler might trip up on them, which would be very exciting. The second loco Mexican on this list, a former featherweight world champion, was born into a circus family, which explains his penchant for clownish outfits. Oh no, I don't want to get beaten up by someone wearing a fairy's outfit' and it puts them off.