October is a special month for Dwayne Bravo to act up. Honestly.
And as he celebrates his 33rd birthday today, the experienced Trinidad & Tobago and West Indies all-rounder should contemplate a couple significant issues, which have occurred in the month I hold dearly.
Just two years ago, Friday, October 17th (my birthdate) to be precise, Bravo was the West Indies One-Day International (ODI) captain, who led a pull-out midway through the tour to India over player-payment issues with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in their revised contracts.
At that time, the WICB issued a release stating it regretted that in his initial communication to the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Wavell Hinds, Bravo “chose to use inflammatory language and issue a threat to cause injury to West Indies cricketâ€.
Specifically Bravo wrote: “Please note that we are giving you the opportunity to right this wrong before things deteriorate (sic) to such an extent that West Indies cricket to the wider cricket world looks to fall to its knees again.â€
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