Wavel Hinds won his seat in JA Parliament

Former West Indies cricketer Wavel Hinds won a seat in the Jamaican Parliament, he was the West Indies Players representative for a number of years before opting to enter politics.

In reply to Slipfeeler

Back room for that sellout

In reply to imusic
He was a Jamaican and West Indian cricketer

In reply to Slipfeeler

Congrats to Wavell! He tried a couple times before he was successful. His WI cricket tenure was one of diplomacy, cooperation with an common objective of WI success. Let us hope he can do the same in Jamaican politics.

In reply to voiceofreason

MP without your party in power is like carrying a basket to the well - the only good thing, he will now enjoy the 300% salary increase by the government!

In reply to imusic

In reply to XDFIX


Once a grifter, always a grifter.

Run way like a bitch and leff his teammate to hold lix

Sell out wI cricketers to the board

Don’t care who he played for……it just tells you all you need to know about his lack of character.

In reply to imusic

exactly

In reply to Jumpstart

When 'sprinter' Wavel Hinds took over leadership of WIPA, didn't he benefit from your endorsement?

Well, Hinds probably has found his real profession, politics and diplomacy, since he became the WI players' representative there was no big dispute between the players and the Cricket Board. that was a feat, as there usually were disputes when the previous players' representative was there.

In reply to Drapsey
you're drunk if you think i've ever had anything to do with the reality show called wipa homes

In reply to Jumpstart

Let me share this observation.

One would agree that you're a prolific (and good) poster here.

During last year's CPL, Dinas was a constant in the T&T Franchise's dug-out. Coincidently, during that period there was not a single post from you. However, as soon as the franchise made their exit from the 'championship rounds', your prolificity as a message-board poster returned.

In reply to XDFIX

That is sad, but quite common in politics where districts are neglected if they did not support the Government.

38% turnout is a major concern though.

In reply to Jumpstart

WIPA’s Hollow Leadership: Betrayal Masquerading as Representation

Dinas Ramnarine once boasted that passing the baton to Wavell Hinds was a proud moment. He reassured us that Hinds would elevate WIPA, steer it forward, and protect the players. “Watch how he will improve WIPA,” Dinas said.

We watched. What we saw was a disaster.

The India debacle still reeks. Caribbean players, our players, were standing in hostile conditions abroad, not even certain about their own contracts, while Indian cricketers knew more about WIPA’s deal with CWI than the very union elected to defend them. That’s not mismanagement. That’s a betrayal. And betrayal, in the context of West Indies cricket, carries generational wounds.

Hinds failed. There’s no polite, diplomatic phrasing for it. He presided over a union that left its players stranded, literally and figuratively. He chose allegiance to power over loyalty to the men in the dressing room. And Dinas, who ought to have known better, backed him. That same poor judgment found expression again in his support for Azim Bassarath, another figure who has brought only disappointment after being painted as a saviour, discarding Murray at the T&TCB.What’s most painful is that the union, WIPA, was born out of a fight for dignity. It was supposed to be the firewall against exploitation, a body to ensure players never again had to beg for transparency or fairness. And yet, under Hinds, it became a body associated with confusion and mistrust.

This is the cancer at the heart of Caribbean cricket. Not talent. Not the fans. Not the pride of the people. Leadership. Time and again, our players take to the field with brilliance in their hands, while those entrusted to serve them bleed the game of trust and integrity. WIPA has gone from being the players’ rebellious shield, a movement for dignity, to a hollow institution, a mouthpiece too comfortable in the company of administrators it should be holding accountable.

And the cost? Our players’ dignity. Our fans’ faith. The region’s credibility.

Let’s stop tiptoeing around the truth: what Hinds offered WIPA was not improvement but decay. What Bassarath offers is not vision but stagnation. What Dinas’s endorsements gave us was not continuity but betrayal of the very ideals he once fought for.

West Indies cricket keeps stumbling not because of a lack of brilliance on the pitch but because cowardice and compromise sit at the helm off of it. Until the players reclaim their union, until men of true backbone rise to speak for them instead of sell them out, WIPA will remain a ghost of its founding purpose.

The future of West Indian cricket demands honesty: Hinds failed. Bassarath failed. And yes, Dinas failed too, by crowning poor successors. How many more failures must we stomach before someone dares to put the players first again?

For now, the baton isn’t just dropped—it’s shattered.

Sarge.

In reply to Jumpstart

It's wise not to respond to the assumption of certain posters on this site...

You are a young man at university in T&T pursuing a degree in engineering.

Your postings are factual and well researched.

I sent a copy of what I posted above to be delivered to Dinas and he is not you.

Do as I do and ignore them...

In reply to Slipfeeler

Congrats to Wavell. Hope he serves the people of his constituency and their community well.