@Cricket_101

Sammy did not drop Josh! He was dropped by Coley and the selectors of that day. 24.76 test average after 33 tests and and shoddy wicketkeeping led to his dropping. He was rightfully dropped. Yes he is a white man , dropped for an East Indian steewwpss! Focus on his non-performance not his skin color.

@voiceofreason

nobody said sammy dropped da silva....that he ignored him for australia(27 all out), india and nz is totally unconscionable though. especially as he was the second highest run scorer in the fc tournament last year. athanaze, chase and tage have all gotten opportunities before him and they did not do as well in the fc tournament

@Jumpstart

I understand why Da Silva deserves another chance but what is he really going to add to the team???

Also if cricketers were just picked on 1 or 2 FC seasons stats why do we need selectors???

@sgtdjones

Occam's razor would suggest it has got to be a race thing. It is perhaps compounded by DaSilva showing himself to be a competent captain. The fossils that run our cricket have not matured enough to forget the past and accept a Caucasian as team leader.

Josh is a mediocre keeper but a far better batsmen than some who have been given countless opportunities recently. I regret he did not give up the keeping this year so they could at least not use that red herring about picking 3 keepers against him

Josh 29 yrs old....118 matches......FC av 35....9x100....21x50........235 catches......12 stumping

Jahmar 36 old.......84 matches.....FC av 29....7x100...35x50 ......238 catches......16 stumpings

After 33 tests ....Josh has a test ton against ENG and 5x50s...with 21 catches and 6 stumpings

After 18 years of FC cricket and 118 FC matches....and numerous different test selectors and captains over the years....the different selectors chose to give Jahmar 1 test match....nuff said

Fcuk dat....Josh ahead

@Narper

A blind can see that

@WICFan

I thought that was obvious when I heard about it.

Josh appears to have huge respect from his teammates and they work hard for him.

Josh appears to be sidecast after he did the interview for the WI captaincy role.

I wonder what he said or was being honest about that upset Sammy and co.

My belief is that Sammy sees himself as the Guru and as Josh has a lot of charisma he may have seen him as a threat.

That is why he chose Chase , not exactly the most inspiring of individuals

@Conorboy

Only explanation that makes sense

@Narper

😂

@Conorboy

Joshua Da Silva didn't cuss or insult Sammy at all. All this talk about "sidecast" and big fallout is just pure old-talk, media bacchanal, and selector politics.

Look at how the whole drama start:

Where the "Sidecast" Mauvais Langue Start

The April 2025 Interview: After Kraigg Brathwaite drop the captaincy, Josh talk to the Newsday. He say it would be a real honour to captain the West Indies Test team, but he keep it cool: "If it happens, it happens... If it doesn't happen, it's life. I'm just excited and I want to play cricket for West Indies."

The Selector Tabanca: Even though Josh was a top choice for captain and was scoring runs like rain for T&T Red Force (including a massive 220), the selectors bypass him completely. They start giving Tevin Imlach the nod instead.

Media Cooking Up Commess: When Josh get drop, the local commentators and newspapers start a whole heap of speculation. The Trinidad Guardian even run an article asking, "Who did Joshua Da Silva offend?" People start to wonder if Josh talk out of turn or if he and the big-pappy selectors had a real falling out.

The Real Truth About the Commess

Josh actually hold his composure like a proper professional through the whole captaincy transition and selection drama. Fans and sports columnists might be vex and washing their mouth on Daren Sammy and the CWI board, but Josh himself never talk any badness or look for fight with the coaching staff.

Sarge

Sammy did not drop Josh! 24.76 test average after 33 tests ..... He was rightfully dropped. Focus on his non-performance not his skin color.

Cricket_101 - you are being summarily admonished by a Voice of Deception. Let's take a look, you and I at the following:

Devon Smith (average 23.78 ), yet that same Voice of Deception kept braying that "Devon Smith should be persisted with"

FULL DISCLOSURE - I am not here to make a case for DaSilva's inclusion, just pointing out one man's hypocrisy.

@sgtdjones

That doh make sense. If there was no buss up why was he not even considered for A Team. The fall has been to far down to be anything but hatred

if the West Indies had journalists of any caliber, they would have asked that question already. How does a man go from captaining the A team to not even being considered for it when he was the effectively top scorer for the season (remember Jason Mohammed actually played one match more than Silva last year) How does a man go from being vice captain of the WI team to being totally out of the team while others who have contributed far less continue to make the team. There may be very good reasons for this but at least we should know what they are