Powell is back?

Thu, Jan 8, '15

West Indies opening batsman Kieran Powell has resurfaced.

Or has he?

In a lengthy statement released by the 24-year-old Nevisian late this evening, he sought to explain his absence from regional and international cricket since the first Test against New Zealand in June last year.

Powell said he had a meeting with West Indies team manager Richie Richardson and then coach Otis Gibson at the Jamaica Pegasus last year where he requested to take a break from international cricket to deal with a personal issue.
West Indies opening batsman Kieran Powell

West Indies opening batsman Kieran Powell

“The conversation concluded with Mr. Richardson and Mr. Gibson conveying their understanding and stating that they hoped that I would return to the West Indies squad as soon as I was available to do so. I had then relayed a detailed account of that same conversation, in writing, to my own management, so as to have made them aware of my actions.