Guyana’s president Bharrat Jagdeo asks Caricom to intervene in Chris Gayle – WICB dispute – Cricket News Update
The ongoing battle between West Indian cricketer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221, and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), took another twist as the rift attracted governmental interference.
Gayle may have taken a sigh of relief after the President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, came out with an appeal to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) governments to offer a listening to the player and intervene in the dispute between him and the board.
The rift between the WICB and Chris Gayle sparked off after the player chose to opt for the Indian Premier League (IPL) over his national duty.
Gayle flew off to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gordon-James-Muchall-c60376 infuriated. The board’s annoyance was justified since the IPL came in clash with Pakistan’s tour to West Indies and Gayle’s ongoing rehabilitation for
his injury.
According to the board, Gayle had not made himself available for national selection, as opposed to teammates http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754, who left the IPL to join the national squad.
As a result, the WICB decided to drop Gayle for Pakistan’s tour to West Indies. Gayle then went ahead and passed controversial comments regarding the board, on radio broadcast, which further added fuel to the fire.
However, in attempt to bring an end to the deadlock, Bharrat Jagdeo made some strong comments against the WICB and expressed that the board operated as if it is a private entity which owns http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 cricket.
"It comes back to who owns West Indian cricket. The Board thinks it owns West Indian cricket, my belief is that it belongs to all of us, the people of this region," said Jagdeo.
Reportedly, Gayle himself had called for governmental intervention after the player’s continued exclusion from the team during the recent fixtures of the West Indian side.
"I appeal to the heads of government of Caricom to do something about this situation. West Indies Cricket is different from the West Indies Cricket Board," Gayle added.
The resolution of this damaging despite is still uncertain as neither Gayle, nor the WICB is willing to take a step back.
It remains to be seen whether political intervention can bring any positive results.
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