The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket

Marlon Samuels – more wronged than wrong

Sat, Apr 9, '16

 

Michael Holding

West Indies won another World Twenty20 title last week, and Marlon Samuels once again played a huge role in the victory. He has had a tough few years, and he let off some steam after securing the trophy. He has had to cope with a lot of flak for that, but it is disappointing to see some of the things that have been said. They are quite unsavoury.

I understand that Geoff Lawson said Marlon was a member of some gangs in Jamaica, that he was involved with “shady people”. It is total rubbish. I don’t understand how somebody who knows absolutely nothing about Marlon can make statements like that. He is trying to influence the world about a young man he knows nothing about.