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Sammy feels sad by Allen Stanford’s fall from grace – Cricket News Update
West Indian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Allen-c43742 was sentenced to 110 years in jail after he was convicted for one the greatest fraud in history.
“A lot of our cricketers will have a lot to say about Mr. Stanford. He did revive cricket in the Caribbean, and it’s just sad what became of it we were all looking forward, for the possibilities. It’s an unfortunate situation,” said Sammy whose team will be facing England on Saturday at Rose Bowl.
In February 2009, US Securities and Exchange Commission charged the American tycoon with fraud worth $7 billion (£4.5 billion), and he was arrested in June 2009, and later convicted in March, on count of thirteen out of the fourteen charges.
It was in 2005 when the American businessman began to make investments worth millions of dollars in cricket. Initially, he was considered as a blessing in disguise for the game. He holds the citizenship of both the Caribbean country of ‘Antigua and Barbuda’ and United States. At one time, he was the largest employer in the two Caribbean islands and was knighted by the Antiguan government in the honour for his services.
Stanford came to fame when he created the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 was planned to feature T20 matches over a period of five years for which he invested an astounding US$100 million and captured a viewership of 300 million audiences for its inaugural match, won by the Stanford Superstars by 10 wickets.
Sammy is currently leading his team on tour of England - the two teams which were a part of the deal. The Windies’ skipper shared his views where he acknowledged Stanford’s contribution in reviving Caribbean cricket however; he added that it’s time to move on.
“But I’m more focused on this important series. We’ve not won a one-day series against higher ranked opposition in a while it would be good to manage all the distractions and focus on what we have to do – putting in an excellent performance,” the visiting captain said.