Sonny Ramadhin: 1st Indian-origin WI cricketer who destroyed England at Lord's in 1950

Sonny Ramadhin became the first cricketer of Indian origin to represent the West Indies when he made his Test debut at Old Trafford during the 1950 tour of England.Born in St Charles Village in Trinidad, not far from the capital Port of Spain, Ramadhin lost both his parents when he was a toddler. He was raised by his grandparents, who had migrated from India to work on one of Trinidad's cocoa estates.Ramadhin did not have a first name when he was born. He was simply called "boy" during his childhood. Over time, that became "Sonny", and the name stayed with him.Then something unusual happened during the 1950 tour of England. In Ramadhin's own words: "When I got to England they insisted that nobody could go through life without initials. The next time I picked up the paper I'd become KT Ramadhin.