Bravo: I am very disappointed
Sat, Jul 12, '14
‘Trinidad & Tobago’ stripped from CPL team’s name
Never one to shy away from saying what is on his mind, Captain Dwayne Bravo did not mince words in his reaction to the news he received Saturday morning of the removal of the words ‘Trinidad & Tobago’ from the Red Steel team’s name.
Bravo was speaking to a group of journalists in Grenada after the Red Steel defeated the Barbados Tridents in the first of Saturday’s double-headers in the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPLT20) T20 competition. In the midst of talking about his team’s victory, Bravo took advantage of the make-up of his audience to share his thoughts.
He said “I was very disappointed to hear that the ‘Trinidad & Tobago’ has been removed from the Red Steel team. Whoever made that decision, it was uncalled for.” He said that he was told by commentators at the toss that they would not be allowed to use the island’s name. Though not offering any speculations as to the reason for it, Bravo went on to say that 90% of the team are from Trinidad & Tobago. (A check of the CPLT20 website shows that of the 15 players listed, 8 are from Trinidad.)