West Indies cricket legend Courtney Walsh has declared he would be “honoured and pleased” to see a statue erected in his likeness at Sabina Park, following a formal proposal from Opposition Spokesperson on Labour and Sports, Wavell Hinds.

Speaking exclusively to The Gleaner after Hinds’ contribution to the sectoral debate in Parliament on Tuesday, the  fast-bowling great responded warmly to the call for the permanent recognition of Jamaica’s sporting giants.

“It would be an honour and a pleasure for me to be remembered in that way and to be recognised in that way,” Walsh said. “Just to probably go a little bit further, as a former record holder, I remember walking through the airport with some friends, and they asked me if I played for the West Indies and if I’m Jamaican. I asked them why, and they said, ‘Well, listen, we passed through this airport, and there’s nothing here of you, but we’ve seen everybody else.’”