00:00Karl Hooper was one of those rare cricketers who made the game look effortless.
00:05In an era packed with giants, he stood tall as a classy all-rounder who could change the
00:10flow of a match with the bat, ball, or brilliance in the slips.
00:14Everyone remembered his elegant batting, the way he caressed the ball through the covers.
00:19But Hooper's off-spin bowling often arrived like a quiet storm, unnoticed at first, unstoppably
00:26by the end.
00:27One of his finest moments with the ball came in the first test against Pakistan at Port
00:31of Spain in April 1993, where he delivered a spell that echoes through West Indies cricket
00:37history.
00:38Karl Hooper spun his magic to claim 5-40, ripping through Pakistan's middle and lower order,
00:44and setting up a massive 204-run victory for the West Indies.
00:47His five victims include Basit Ali, Asif Mushtaba, Wasim Akram, Mohin Khan, and Atar Rahman.
00:54Tell the story of a baller who makes patience, drift, and clever variation to perfection.
00:59So sit back and enjoy his spell against Pakistan once again.
01:03The day Karl Hooper reminded the cricket world that elegance can also destroy.
01:10Basit Ali.
01:11And he's out, he's gone, he's caught there by Richardson mid-on, and that really was the
01:18most criminal waste by Basit Ali, who gave his wicket away.
01:22We don't think that Karl Hooper would have been too unhappy with Basit Ali's approach.
01:27He has been using his feet, trying to hit over the top, this time not quite hitting over
01:31the top, and succeeding only in hitting it straight to Richard Richardson.
01:35And that, I think, is out.
01:41It is indeed, Asif Mushtaba has joined Basit Ali, being another victim of Karl Hooper's.
01:48A long hop, which he missed.
01:52Yes, it was just a quicker ball, this quicker arm ball, just came in, lapsing concentration,
01:59and every now and again, Karl Hooper comes on, he breaks Batsman's concentration, they
02:03do silly things.
02:08He's gone, stumped, and, well, that stroke showed that really Pakistan now realise they've got
02:15no chance at all.
02:16That was a very irresponsible one for their captain to have played.
02:20You see, this is another dismissal.
02:23I'm sorry, but I can't be too kind about this.
02:26When Hooper's ball, in this situation, there the foot, you see the back foot dragging, the
02:31wicket keeper very smartly with the bails off, the batsman, Wassimakran, trying to sneak
02:36it back, but far too late.
02:38114 for seven.
02:47Well, he's cracked that over the top, he's got that away, and, in fact, it's gone all the
02:52way.
02:53So, that's a six hit by Mohen Khan, he picked that one up, and it, into the fence for six.
03:06It's done the ground, and that's the second six by Mohen Khan, off Hooper, it's gone straight.
03:12In the air, a catch down here, possibly for Bishop, he has it.
03:24Well, Carl Hooper gets his fourth wicket.
03:29Mohen Khan trying once too often.
03:31Straight up, not much distance, but a pretty good catch that from Ian Bishop.
03:37Getting right behind it, getting under it, and taking the catch quite comfortably.
03:44In the air, the fielder is Ambrose.
03:45The match is over, the West Indies have won.
03:46Hooper gets his fifth wicket, and a jubilant crowd rushes onto the ground as the West Indies
03:47have won.
03:48The lead in the lead in the Cable and Wireless Series, with victory behind the Cable and
03:51the Cable and the Cable and the Cable and the Cable and the Cable has won.
03:53taking the catch quite comfortably in the air the fielder is Ambrose the match is
04:04over the West Indies have won Cooper gets his fifth wicket and a jubilant
04:10crowd rushes onto the ground as the West Indies take the lead in the cable and
04:16wireless series with victory by 204 runs West Indies 127 and 382 Pakistan 140 and
04:26all up for 165 the West Indies go ahead confirmation of the Pakistan final card
04:33newcomer Basit Ali confirming the excellent impression he'd made in the
04:37one-day series despite the failures of his more experienced colleagues the West
04:41Indies bowling figures and strangely in a match dominated by pace it was spinner
04:45Carl Hooper who supplied the Coup de Grasse with five cheap wickets to the
04:49delight of his skipper across his 102 test match carrier Carl Hooper grab for five
04:57wicket holes and finish with 114 test wickets at an average of 49.42 with
05:03the best of 5 for 26 he may not have been your traditional front line spinner but
05:09he was the kind of baller captain's love smart steady and always in the game but
05:14Carl Hooper was much more than an off spinner he was one of the most stylish
05:19basements of his generation graceful footwork sweet timing and an elegance
05:24that earned admiration from legends across the world Steve oppressed his
05:29quickness of feet and brutally efficient stroke play while Vaseem Akram rated him
05:34as one of the top baseman West Indies produce even Shane Vaughn placed Hooper in
05:39his list of the top hundred characters of his time applauding the way Hooper disguised his
05:44charge down the wicket and then there was his slip fielding smooth sharp and reliable
05:50stationed in the cordon for most of his carrier Hooper snapped up catches with the ease of a
05:55man picking ripe mangoes in his backyard born on 15 December 1966 in Guyana Hooper represented
06:02the West Indies for 16 years even captaining the side in both tests and odies coming up in a golden
06:08era alongside giants like with Richards Greenwich Haines Marshall and Walsh he carved out his own
06:15legacy quite classy and complete if you like this video please comment share and subscribe thank you very
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