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Rowley: Caricom not to blame for state of Windies cricket
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley has refuted claims by Cricket West Indies (CWI) president, Dr Kishore Shallow that Caricom governments were not doing enough to assist in the development of cricket in the region.In fact, Dr Rowley, who also served as chairman of Caricom’s Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket during his time in office, said he was shocked to hear such accusations from Dr Shallow.
In a previous interview on WESN Tv’s Face of Sports programme, Dr Shallow charged that infrastructure across the region needed to be improved, and there was a need for more emphasis to be placed on grassroots cricket programmes along with school and club cricket.
He contended it was a misconception that it was the responsibility of CWI or the territorial boards to address those issues.Dr Shallow said CWI did not have the resources to undertake such a massive venture and they needed the help of governments in the region.However, speaking during an interview on Isports on i95.5 FM recently, Dr Rowley maintained that Caricom governments were not to blame.
“As you know I’m no longer involved in Caricom’s business or carrying the positions I held at Caricom, so I don’t want to pretend to speak for Caricom, but I am quite surprised that Dr Shallow in the face of a management disaster at Cricket West Indies could identify Caricom governments as the problem that we are facing.
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley has refuted claims by Cricket West Indies (CWI) president, Dr Kishore Shallow that Caricom governments were not doing enough to assist in the development of cricket in the region.In fact, Dr Rowley, who also served as chairman of Caricom’s Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket during his time in office, said he was shocked to hear such accusations from Dr Shallow.
In a previous interview on WESN Tv’s Face of Sports programme, Dr Shallow charged that infrastructure across the region needed to be improved, and there was a need for more emphasis to be placed on grassroots cricket programmes along with school and club cricket.
He contended it was a misconception that it was the responsibility of CWI or the territorial boards to address those issues.Dr Shallow said CWI did not have the resources to undertake such a massive venture and they needed the help of governments in the region.However, speaking during an interview on Isports on i95.5 FM recently, Dr Rowley maintained that Caricom governments were not to blame.
“As you know I’m no longer involved in Caricom’s business or carrying the positions I held at Caricom, so I don’t want to pretend to speak for Caricom, but I am quite surprised that Dr Shallow in the face of a management disaster at Cricket West Indies could identify Caricom governments as the problem that we are facing.
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