Mitchell: Cameron not the man for the job
Speaking on Starcom Networks Mason and Guest cricket show here, the veteran Grenada leader said while he had no personal issues with Cameron, the CWI top administrators management style left a lot to be desired.
Cameron is going for a fourth successive term as CWI president at elections set for March.
I dont have any problem with Dave Cameron as a person. We had a very good relationship but as far as his management style of West Indies cricket [is concerned], I dont have a lot of respect for it so I dont think my position on that has changed, said Mitchell who has clashed with Cameron in the past over his handling of issues in West Indies cricket.
I think he sometimes takes it personally but its not to do with Dave the person by itself its his leadership of West Indies cricket that I have problems with and I would not be able to change my position on that particular issue.
I dont think his attitude and mindset will take West Indies cricket forward and that position has not changed. If anything, since I left [as sub-committee chairman], everything Ive heard has reinforced that position that I held before.
Under Mitchells chairmanship, CARICOM authorized the controversial Governance Review Report which among other recommendations called for the immediate dissolution of the West Indies Cricket Board and the appointment of an Interim Board.
Mitchell then led efforts to have the report implemented but was met by fierce resistance from Cameron-led CWI which branded the chief recommendation as impractical and an unnecessary and intrusive demand.
Under Cameron, tension between senior players and the board has worsened, while the international mens team has continued to languish near the bottom of the Test and one-day standings.
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