The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago – 9th April, 2011: Recent rumours circulating that Ramnaresh Sarwan was under investigation by the ICC for match-fixing are false.
WIPA President and CEO, Mr. Dinanath Ramnarine, having spoken with ICC officials, confirms that any such rumours or reports are completely baseless and untrue.
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St John’s, Antigua – The WICB has become aware that reputable media organizations have published and broadcast a story about Ramnaresh Sarwan which did not emanate either from the WICB or from the ICC and can only be sourced to an anonymous blog.
Any and all issues relating to anti-corruption in international cricket are managed by the ICC Anti Corruption and Security Unit, which briefs players directly and informs the players’ Board as necessary on the status of any investigations.
The Board will continue to maintain its practice of not responding to accusations, stories, rumours and mischief as it pertains to any anti-corruption issue relating to any player.
The WICB views rumour mongering on anti-corruption or on any cricket related matter as irresponsible and reprehensible.
The WICB appeals to established and reputable media organizations to maintain professionalism in the execution of their mandate and to seek credible sources of information.
The West Indies Cricket Board re-iterates its zero tolerance policy towards anti-corruption in all forms of cricket.
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The WICB Selection Committee on Wednesday named the squad for the Digicel T20 International against Pakistan at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia on Thursday, April 21.
The squad features several uncapped players at the international level. They have been selected based on performances in the Caribbean T20 Tournaments in 2010 and earlier this year.
West Indies cricket coach, Ottis Gibson, who has publicly berated the senior players on the team, has reiterated his stance that all of them are at risk of being dropped.
He constantly engages in threats and whisper campaigns to the media against these senior players. Gibson behaves like a vindictive bully, who hopes that his poor record as a coach will be overlooked, if he can only point his fingers and scream loudly enough about the perceived shortcomings of the senior players.