If Latin America is passionate about soccer, then the Caribbean is zealously passionate about cricket. The game permeates life in the region.
Serious business comes to a standstill in the entire region at crucial moments in the game.
And when matches are played in the region, schools are given holidays and governments are known to postpone parliamentary sessions. Against eight opposing teams from the British Commonwealth, the eleven-man West Indies squad, made up of players chosen from various islands, has infused the region with pride by dominating the sport. In 1975, the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Conference estate fished the World Championship Cup to determine supremacy in the relatively short version of the game, the limited overs, or one-day competition. The Cup was captured by the West Indies in the first two tournaments. In international one-day matches played outside the Cup the West Indies has an impressive win rate of about 75 percent.