West Indies Cricket Fans

T&T all rounders Dwayne Bravo and Keiron Pollard will still be able to play for the West Indies cricket team despite blanking retainer contracts that were offered to them. Vice-president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron said: “All they have to do is take part in the regional tournaments.” Cameron was at the time delivering an address at the T&T Cricket Board’s (TTCB) symposium at the Preysal High School. Bravo and Pollard recently declined an offer from the WICB to accept central retainers. They are now considered freelance cricketers.

Cameron also mentioned the regional players must understand the financial situation of the board and act accordingly. “It is not that the WICB doesn’t want to give the best to the players. The board has financial problems and the players must act accordingly and go out there and give off their best.” President of the West Indies Players Association (Wipa) Dinanath Ramnarine was also on hand at the symposium and said that the board must understand that the players have rights and this is all they have been fighting for—that their rights be respected. President of the TTCB, Azim Bassarath said the symposium was a resounding success and will serve to assist in the upward movement of both the TTCB and the WICB.