The following is the full response from the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB), published on its website, after accusations from cricket star Sunil Narine that the local board is trying to destroy his career. The TTCB response does not address the call by the National League Representatives (NLR) for …
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The National League Representatives (NLR) has requested an “urgent” meeting with the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board, over an email sent from TTCB president Azim Bassarath’s account, which, according to the NLR, appeared to be a personal attack on West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago cricket star, Sunil Narine. The …
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The following is a statement by West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago cricket star Sunil Narine, which is in response to an unflattering email—allegedly sent by Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) president Azim Bassarath—about his bowling action and shared with Wired868 by I95.5FM journalist, Andre Baptiste: I am Sunil …
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Trinidad and Tobago cricket stars Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard have both officially pulled out of the West Indies T20 squad and will not participate in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, which runs from March to April in India. Pollard, a gifted all-rounder, withdrew, according to a West Indies Cricket …
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West Indies T20 cricket captain Darren Sammy has said his team will play at the India 2016 T20 World Cup in a fifth letter between the regional team and West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) CEO Michael Muirhead, which was leaked by I95.5 FM journalist Andre Baptiste. Sammy had initially baulked …
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The following letter is the third in a series of exchanges between West Indies T20 cricket captain Darren Sammy and West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) CEO Michael Muirhead, which was shared with Wired868 by I95.5 FM sport journalist, Andre Baptiste: Thanks for the response, Michael. Look, I do have some …
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The following letters, allegedly sent by West Indies T20 cricket captain Darren Sammy to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and from WICB CEO Michael Muirhead to Sammy, were shared with Wired868 by I95.5 FM sport journalist, Andre Baptiste: To all concerned at WICB, I am sending this as captain …
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If Phil Simmons didn’t care whether West Indies won or lost cricket matches, he would still be in a job today. But he did. So he isn’t. From the moment Simmons chose to retain the notion that, as West Indies cricket coach, he deserved the best players available to win matches, …
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Earl Best comments on the dumping of the relatively recently appointed captain Denesh Ramdin and the very recent selection of his young successor: If there were an election to determine the position of West Indies cricket captain, we might all have been getting e-mails and text messages from the newly …
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“Running a board with only management skills,” declared former West Indies team manager Rudi Webster in yesterday’s Express, “is like trying to cut a piece of paper with half a pair of scissors.” “We must remember that in general,” he also noted, “when we are dealing with human beings, we …
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Trinidad and Tobago cricket all-rounder Dwayne Bravo set a milestone for cricket and local sport yesterday after earning an ESPYs nomination for its “Best Play” category. Now, the former West Indies ODI captain and Tranquillity Secondary student only needs to outdo four-time FIFA Player of the Year and Argentina star …
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I am willing to bet that there is a West Indian native or a West Indian supporter in the stats department at espncricinfo. That would explain why somebody tried to take shame outta we face on Sunday after Michel Clarke’s Aussies rolled over Denesh Ramdin’s West Indies with almost five …
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