Former WICB director slams critics

Former director of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dr Allen Sammy says that cricket pundits who have been attacking the board have not done their homework.

Sammy said : “Much is being written about the decline of West Indies cricket by commentators who refuse to do their homework. The latest public enemy is the West Indies Cricket Board and its poor governance suggesting that the cricketing world is leaving them behind as they twiddle their thumbs in a mindless vacuum.”

He said that the current board has highly respected professionals who have been trying their best to take the cricket out of the doldrums.

“The construct of the Board’s 18 person’s directorship is a mix of a President, Vice President, four Independent Professionals and two representatives each from six territories (12), not to be confused with 12 territorial representatives. Their agenda is Caribbean Cricket. However, they are mindful at all times that they represent shareholders and must express the views of territorial Boards and their stakeholders.