He had a passion for cricket right from his childhood and liked nothing else but playing with the bat and the ball. I wanted him to study hard and get into a government service. But, he wanted to do something in cricket and earn a name for himself.

He has a passion for cricket and for that he has really worked very hard. We wish for his success.

I was not earning too much...had a limited money which I could not have even thought of spending on his playing cricket. Till he was in seventh standard, I tried to dissuade him in whatever way I could - sometimes by scolding him and sometimes with love and affection. But, finally we gave up.

More cricket is played in the country and there appears to be a greater passion for the game in those areas. With this in mind, there appears to be a stronger possibility of players from these areas coming through to the top and we need to focus on these individuals.

We want to try and get our mental game right. That is shortcoming in Barbados' cricket - the way we prepare ourselves mentally and our general attitude going into first-class games.

Since childhood, I have been a cricket fanatic.