WIPA gets involved in T&T player dispute

Wed, Dec 2, '15

The dispute between Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) based trio Rayad Emrit, Kevon Cooper and Evin Lewis and Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Suruj Ragoonath surrounding the termination of their 2015/16 TTCB retainer contracts is set for arbitration with the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) taking up the matter.

Emrit, Cooper and Lewis, speaking to Newsday before leaving and during their current stints in the BPL have maintained that before the 2015/16 Professional Cricket League (PCL) commenced, Ragoonath told them in a meeting that any Twenty20 leagues that came up during the season, the players would be allowed to compete with no indication their retainers would be compromised.

Also contrary to what the TT CB has stated, they never wanted to relinquish their contracts but were rather forced to give it up and accept a pay for play contract on their return from Bangladesh.