Samuels unhappy

Fri, Apr 15, '16

KINGSTON – Jamaica and West Indies batsman, Marlon Samuels, has stated that conditions relating to salary packages are driving senior players away from the Test arena.

The situation, he declared, was forcing him to retire from Tests.

“The way how things are right now, it is forcing me to give it (Test cricket) up,” stated Samuels, who was Player of the Final in the just-concluded ICC WorldTwenty20 in India.

“I would like to continue and play as long as possible, however, until things improve, I doubt it,” he said, as this summer’s home series against India in the Caribbean looms large.

He continued: “If you look at the system now, we have more young players playing when we should have more senior players and a couple of young players.

“It means, therefore, that it could be said that we are not going in the right direction when it comes to the longer version.

“For example, a lot of players (are) playing only Twenty20 cricket, who I know have a lot of ability and could do well in the Test side. However, at the end of the day, they are not being encouraged, including financially, and as such, do what they have to do.”