Choose cricket, bowl out crime

When Frank Worrell, Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards led the West Indies to a position of dominance in world cricket, it built our stature as a people.

The breathtaking performance of the West Indies cricket team in the historic Test match against South Africa reminded the people of TT and the rest of the West Indies of the supremacy of cricket as a force to be reckoned with and an inspiration that we can achieve positive things together and leave a legacy.

Coaches need to identify talent in as many of our young people as possible at an early age and get them involved in the sport of cricket because it will have a beneficial effect in getting youngsters to stay away from trouble.

When the West Indies cricket team was in its glory days it served as a catalysts for social and traditional cohesion.

West Indian cricket needs to be revived as soon as possible since it has tremendous crime prevention potential because it connects positively with the social fabric of groups and communities.

Instead of allowing outside forces to breed young criminals, our coaches need to aggressively scout for young talent and mentor them into the future Desmond Haynes, Gordon Greenidges and Brian Laras who all possessed a will to win and a sense that they were playing for something more than themselves and more than just money.

SIMON WRIGHT Chaguanas