It was not the cricket itself, however, but the way the broadcasters addressed racism that made this day remarkable. A Black Lives Matter flag waved from the West Indies balcony as the team came out for the start. As the rain-interrupted day wore on, Holding and Rainford-Brent and the broadcast team delved deeper and deeper into the issue. The film explores the 1976 West Indies tour of England, at a time when the Caribbean team was considered inferior in every way. The comment landed like a bomb in the West Indies dressing room.

Source: Hindustan Times July 12, 2020 06:55 UTC