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Vasbert Drakes gets a big hug from his son Dominic as they relaxed at Kensington Oval yesterday evening.

Barbadian cricketer Vasbert Drakes has answered a last-minute call from the West Indies selectors and is ready to play a starring role in the upcoming International Cricket Council mini World Cup in Sri Lanka. Drakes, who has been out of West Indies cricket for seven years due to the old eligibility rule, leaves the island today to join the rest of the 14-man side.

The 33-year-old turned down a lucrative contract with South African provincial side Border to wear the Windies colours.

"Border has been loyal to me for many years, but at the end of the day, which little boy growing up in the Caribbean wouldn't want to play for the West Indies," he said.

© The Barbados Nation