West Indies Cricket Legends Interact With PM Narendra Modi In Guyana

West Indies cricket stars Clive Llyod, the team's former World Cup-winning skipper, batter Alvin Kallicharran and former spinner Devendra Bishoo interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Guyana on Friday. PM Modi's visit to Guyana, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in over five decades, marked the third and final leg of his three-nation tour. During the historic visit, PM Modi co-chaired the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit alongside Caribbean leaders, further strengthening India's partnerships in the region.

Speaking after the interaction with the media, Llyod said that players from Guyana will get a chance to train in India, which is great. He also noted PM Modi's interest in boosting cricket.

"We had a good discussion...The conversation went very well...I think 11 of our players will now be training in India. So, it has been a very good decision by them. We are thankful to them for that...He is interested in cricket and that is very good. He is doing things to help to boost cricket. So, we would like more Prime Ministers like him," he said.

Llyod lifted World Cups in 1975 and 1979 with West Indies. In 110 Tests and 175 innings, he scored 7,515 runs at an average of 46.67, with 19 centuries and 39 fifties. His best score is 242*. In 87 ODIs, he scored 1,977 runs at an average of 39.54, with a century and 11 fifties in 69 innings. His best score was 102.

Kallicharran said that PM Modi's knowledge in cricket is special since he is aware of players and their tours to India and the connection was "tremendous".

"Everybody in India knows Cricket. But his knowledge is special because he knows when we went to India. He knows us by our first name...To meet the prime minister today personally is magic...The