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Garfield Sobers and the Caribbean stories cricket cannot tell alone

2026-10-15T12:13:41.000Z

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  • Cricket made Sobers a Caribbean icon, but it cannot contain the region’s history.
  • Through film, Horace Ové, Michelle Mohabeer, and Rupert Roopnaraine studied indentureship, exile, and colonial rule, portraying the struggles behind the postcard image.
View from Eureka Tower (Melbourne Cricket Ground), Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaNote: The photo was taken from the observation deck „Skydeck 88“ of the Eureka Tower and was…
Photo: Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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