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Biography Of Carl Hooper- The Greatest West Indian All-Rounder

By Shubham Shah December 14, 2020 • 11:16 AM View: 520

Carl Hooper is a former West Indian allrounder known for his elegant and graceful batting. He was was the first cricketer to have scored 5,000 runs, taken 100 wickets, 100 catches and received 100 caps in both ODIs and Tests, a feat only matched since by Jacques Kallis. One of the cleanest strikers of the cricket ball, Carl hooper was born on 15 December 1966. He represented the country in 227 ODI and 102 tests over a period of 21 years.

Hooper made his Test debut against India at Mumbai on December 11, 1987. The West Indian line-up was full of legends such as Vivian Richards, Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes. Hooper promised to carry forward its legacy in the years ahead.

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