Wilkin: Indian court ruling should spark WICB change

Fri, Aug 14, '15

A ruling by the Supreme Court in India aimed at shaking-up the administration of cricket there should give fresh momentum to moves for radical changes to the operations of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Charles Wilkin, former chairman of the governance committee for West Indies Cricket has said.

The Supreme Court has suspended two franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two years over a corruption scandal and had recommended changes to make the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) more transparent.

In an article circulated across the Caribbean, Wilkin has accused WICB administrators of deliberately refusing to introduce the changes needed in the region for personal reasons.

“The same changes are badly needed in this region. The WICB has itself recognized that, but does not like the consequences for its clique of administrators hence has backed away,” said Wilkins in his article.

“The verdict of the supreme Court of India should give fresh impetus to the move for change here”.