West Indies are all set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first ODI World Cup win in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1975, which was held in England.

The CEO of the Cricket West Indies (CWI), Chris Dehring spoke in an exclusive interview that the commemorative celebrations of the World Cup triumph from decades ago, is definitely going to happen, but the specific date and details will be announced in due course by them.

As per the report from Cricbuzz, the commemorative celebrations of the title win from 50 years ago is expected to happen in Barbados, and it will coincide with a Test match between West Indies and Australia, scheduled to begin on Kensington Oval on June 25. Notably, the ICC Cricket World Cup was called the Prudential World Cup in 1975, and it was won by the West Indies after defeating Australia by 17 runs in the final on June 21 that year at the Lord's in London.

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It's a great idea to recognise our achievements: Michael Holding

Michael Holding, the former fast bowler, who was a part of the West Indies squad that won the ODI World Cup in 1979, stated that he is definitely on board with the idea of commemorative celebrations of the title triumph. He was quoted as saying, 'I think it's a great idea. I obviously don't know the details of the celebrations but it's a great idea to recognise our achievements.'

'Everyone else shows pride in their achievements and don't wait on others to shine a light on them. We need to write our own history and celebrate our achievements,' Holding added. Moreover, CWI President, Dr Kishore Shallow also confirmed what the CEO of the governing body had said earlier, 'This year we celebrate our 50th anniversary of the first World Cup success we had in 1975. We are in advanced planning stages... just a few things left to finalize.'

Moreover, 12 of the 14 players who won the ODI World Cup 1975, including some of the greatest names Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Rohan Kanhai, and Andy Roberts, like are still alive, while Roy Fredericks and Keith Boyce had passed away earlier.