War of words prior to TTCB elections

Wed, Oct 19, '16

The gloves are off leading up to the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Elections, as a war of words behind-the-scenes continues between incumbent board president Azim Bassarath and the opposing team led by former West Indies cricketers Dinanath Ramnarine and Daren Ganga.

Bassarath is hoping to defeat Ramnarine and earn re-election as president of the TTCB for a third consecutive term at the Annual General Meeting this Saturday.

Ramnarine, a former president of the West Indies Players Association, has been advocating for a change in the TTCB constitution to remove the 12 outgoing votes enjoyed by the Executive to no avail. Ramnarine invited Bassarath to a public symposium last Sunday involving club members and key stakeholders in cricket at the Chaguanas Borough Corporation to discuss several issues surrounding the election and local cricket.

Bassarath, who chose not to attend the symposium, took the opportunity via an email reply to attack Ramnarine’s public outbursts concerning the TTCB’s running of local cricket.

At the symposium, Ganga fought back, stating the TTCB is hiding behind press releases and Bassarath failed to attend the symposium because he is afraid of public scrutiny.