West Indies Cricket Board confirms WIPA’s US$20m claim – Cricket News Update
The West Indies Cricket Board, on Sunday confirmed that it has received documents referring to the US dollar 20 million claim lodged against WICB by the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA).
Although the West Indies Players’ Association has not yet confirmed the subject of the lawsuit, it has been reported that the US$20m revolve around the Windies players whose central contracts have not been retained by the board and
are also not being issued the unconditional NOCs (No Objection Certificates) by the board to participate in foreign domestic leagues.
Phone calls to the executive president of WIPA, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dinanath-Ramnarine-c54129, to get his stance on the hot issue remained unsuccessful. However, sources from inside the WIPA said that WICB’s refusal to issue the NOCs without guaranteeing the
compensation of players’ losses “was unreasonable, oppressive, illegal, contrary to public policy, and constitutes an unlawful restraint of trade".
The claim has been filed with the Trinidad & Tobago High Court and has come in the wake of the extended dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) regarding the cricketer’s
rights and pay.
It has been reported that the two entities are currently in the middle of talks to formulate a new memorandum of understanding and an agreement of collective bargaining to find a way towards ending the ongoing confrontation.
The issue started in September last year with the trio of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJ-Bravo-c1379 turning down the WICB’s central contracts as it required them to make themselves available for the national team at all times.
The trio had built prominent career in the domestic Twenty20 tournaments of different countries, including Indian Premier League and Big Bash and signing a WICB central contract meant limiting their availability for such money spinning leagues.
The board then decided to tighten its rules regarding NOCs but has not yet implemented a tight NOC policy and never refused to issue a No Objection Certificate to any player.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 Players' Association is also seeking the ruling of court upon west indies cricket board’s refusal to engage the association on the matters involving its relationship with the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL).
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