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Darren Sammy angry over ‘Windies tax’
Former Windies skipper Darren Sammy is angry that despite not being considered for a place in the Caribbean side, he still has to provide a percentage of his earnings to Cricket West Indies.
According to Sammy, while he could understand it if he was still among those being considered to play for the region, it isn’t so palatable when you are being overlooked.
“I have not played One Day cricket since the World Cup and it’s clear they have no intention of me playing for the West Indies, not even in T20 cricket,” said Sammy, pointing out that in all the saga about senior players not willing to help the Windies qualify for the World Cup, his name was not mentioned.
“I’m ok with that,” said Sammy.
“What I’m not ok with is you have absolutely no intention of selecting me but when I go offer my services elsewhere, you want to benefit from that,” he added.
According to Sammy, one of the conditions under which a No Objection Certificate (NOC) is being granted, is that the person holding the NOC, send his contract to Cricket West Indies so the body may request the correct percentage of fees from that contract.
Sammy was speaking about the Cricket West Indies recent contractual arrangements with different cricket boards about a levy on the services of West Indian cricketers.
According to Sammy, while he would not have an issue with such a requirement for contracted players, he feels that other players who have to earn a living from all these competition’s around the world, should not have to be concerned with issues like that.(SPORTSMAX)
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