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Maispwi 2014-11-22 05:22:24 

Lara counsels trust-building to defuse crisis

"The fact of the matter is I am very player-biased because I've been a player in the past and I've experienced bad relationships with my cricket board. If you come and tell me the players should be blamed, hold up, I am one who understands as a player all the fractures at the board level and how it is handled, and I'm very sympathetic to the players."

 
Chrissy 2014-11-22 08:24:14 

In reply to Maispwi

Who feels it knows it. Lash dem Lara!

 
billydred 2014-11-22 08:30:25 

Be honest Lara also said,
"Players in India playing cricket without a contract (wondered), 'how do I know that you're looking after my interests'. Yes, you may make decisions that hurt a situation as we're seeing now, leaving India might not have been a good idea in terms of even guys' personal careers. But we've got to stop airing our laundry in public, and we have to try to handle issues. I believe the only way that can be done is if we really use this moment as a watershed and try as much as possible to engage." wink wink wink wink

 
Emir 2014-11-22 08:48:44 

In reply to billydred

Yes and it is what everyone of us are also saying.

Very few people who support the players also support the decision to leave the tour- we would have preferred them to continue the tour. But that's not the fault line in this saga, the WICB as ultimate managers of the game should have find a solution to the problem and the players did propose a temporary workable solution but the WICB refused to deal with them directly, thus the reason why a large share of the blame falls on the WICBC.

 
Courtesy 2014-11-22 09:16:44 

In reply to Emir

Is it your opinion that the tour would have been saved if Dave Cameron had hopped across to India and spoken with the players?

 
Emir 2014-11-23 12:40:25 

In reply to Courtesy

Absolutely certain.

If I was the WICB president at the time, here's what I would have done and what I would have said.

1. I would have immediately called the dreaded BCCI and assure then I would personally become involved and further assure them that WICB would do everything to save the tour

2. After receiving Bravo's letter asking for help, I would have immediately call him and Ramdin and assure them of my involvement and I would have hop on the next plane to New Delhi

3.Simultaneously, I would have called an executive teleconference meeting to let all the "directors" know that I would leave no stone un-turned to find a solution

4. I would have taken along with me to the players meeting an influential person such as Brian Lara to further demonstrate to the players of my conern

5. I would have asked the BCCI to tap the IPL owners to further lobby the players about making ultimate decisions.

Here's my dialogue to Bravo,


Dwayne, thanks for reaching out to me, I want to assure you of how deeply concern we all are with this situation. I am committed to resolving it. The agreement we signed with WIPA, your representative, is binding and I know you know, this dispute is unique since it is an internal WIPA/PLAYER issue. However, because it involves WI cricket, it is now my job and my responsibility.

I want to assure you of my commitment to finding a solution, what I want from you is a commitment that you will continue the tour as planned.

For starters and to demonstrate my sincerity and good will, I will ask you to name one thing that you and the players would like to see happen right now- to signal the beginning of finding a solution- I already asked you to commit to continuing the tour as planned, this commitment will signal to me that you are serious, now, Dwayne what do you want from me as a signal? We can fix this thing Dwayne, let get get back to playing cricket.

 
Courtesy 2014-11-23 13:03:51 

So the players not wanting to continue with the tour of India is a consequence of a problem and not the real problem?

And that the absence of timely tour contracts, reductions in take home pay and the intransigence of the WICB (not having dialogue with the players) are the real problems?

 
Chrissy 2014-11-23 14:56:21 

In reply to Emir

Not one of dem could get Lara to be involved wid their incompetence.
Like you forget what they did him when he wouldn't give up his PE with Cable and Wireless. Never forget who negotiated dat mess wid hell. Just go read di Lucky Report.

 
POINT 2014-11-23 16:06:46 

In reply to Emir

Do you know how Cameron got his job ???
If you don't know , or perhaps you may have forgotten .

Cameron was selected & voted to become the President of the WICB by the Presidents of the Regional Boards .

The reason why this is significant is that :

1. THEY have more power than Cameron .

2. Cameron owes his Presidency to them .

3. Because of the power the Presidents of the Regional Boards have in the WICB
Cameron cannot do anything without their consent . They also can shoot down anything that Cameron wants to do .

Now when I take these factors into consideration , my opinion is that the decision not to go to Dubai involved not only Cameron ; but also the Presidents of the Regional Boards .

This is precisely why those calling for Cameron's removal are not looking at whole picture , Cameron was only doing the bidding of those who selected & voted for him to be the President of the WICB .

So the Presidents of the Regional Boards ,
and Cameron are responsible for the Crisis
that occurred in India .

 
Chrissy 2014-11-23 16:48:44 

In reply to POINT

Yep - they are all collectively responsible.

 
POINT 2014-11-23 17:24:05 

In reply to Chrissy

I find it amazing that supposedly sensible persons in this Forum cannot see the connection between Cameron & the Presidents
of the Regional Boards .

 
Chrissy 2014-11-23 17:56:32 

In reply to POINT

Insularity - remember everyone of dem has a homie they think could do a better job - but they are all incompetent, self interested morons.

 
Emir 2014-11-23 23:22:17 

In reply to Courtesy

I would say the abandonment of the tour was a symptom of the real problem- the real problem is lack of managerial ability and talent in the WICB-C.

 
Emir 2014-11-23 23:24:09 

In reply to POINT

Look we all realize the point you are making but Cameron still has the power to act unilaterally of the "directors."

 
Emir 2014-11-23 23:25:14 

In reply to Chrissy

For the good of the game and the WI, Brian would have accepted. I'm sure about this one. smile

 
tc1 2014-11-24 16:22:35 

In reply to Emir

Tell him, Cameron is the president and can make decision on his own,every board president did not vote for Cameron.

They were many split votes.

 
Emir 2014-11-24 17:28:00 

In reply to tc1

Certainly, but he lacks leadership acumen. I believe he felt the players were cornered and he failed miserably to anticipate the consequences.

 
Courtesy 2014-11-24 17:46:49 

In reply to Emir

Good. Now please inform the WICB appointed Task Force of your findings.

I am sure it took you only three minutes to come up with a report.

The Task force will consume over a month for plenty money.

big grin