[quote author=ketchim link=topic=93550.msg595632#msg595632 date=1414097847]
Making a bid for the Captaincy ?
[/quote]
LOL ........... but re India tour abandonment bacchanal, please note that Samuels is NOT a member of WIPA so he wasn't obligated to attend the meetings
[quote author=mapoui link=topic=93550.msg595653#msg595653 date=1414108243]
the LEADERS..no ring leaders
[/quote]
The day I recognise as Leaders: Sammy , Pollard and Bravo is the day I switch to Hockey !
Dwayne Bravo told a Caribbean radio station that he was shocked by the statements made by Samuels.
Quote: Samuels told Power 104 FM that his priority was West Indies cricket. "Wavell Hinds (the WIPA president) cannot negotiate on behalf of me so I know that once I continued (to play), I just needed to finish this tour and then I would have asked questions," Samuels said. "The main thing first was West Indies cricket; that is why I remained focused throughout everything."
Samuels was the highest run-getter in the abandoned series with 254 runs, including two centuries in the three possible ODIs. According to Samuels, he was present only during two of the eight player meetings Bravo headed on the tour. "For most of those meetings, I was probably in my room ordering room service. I don't go to those meetings," Samuels said. "A lot of meetings were kept but I have no time for those meetings. My focus was just on playing some cricket."
However, Bravo countered Samuels, saying the Jamaican was an "interested party" and spoke "vigorously" during the meetings he attended. "I note the comments attributed to Mr. Marlon Samuels from media reports and wish to state that Mr. Samuels was invited to and did attend the majority of meetings with the players on tour," Bravo said in a media statement issued on Friday. "We extended an invitation to Mr. Marlon Samuels with the full knowledge that he is not a member of WIPA but was an interested party. Mr. Samuels contributed vigorously to the discussions held and indicated clearly, at that time, that he would stand with any decision taken by the team. I am therefore shocked to see the statements, if true, that have been attributed to Mr. Samuels."
According to Bravo, the decision to quit the tour was taken "in concert with all members of the squad" and not solely by him. "I wish to state for the record that all correspondence sent and decisions taken were with the full agreement and consent of the players on tour including the current Test captain Mr. Denesh Ramdin and the T20 captain Mr. Darren Sammy. It was agreed that someone needed to correspond with WIPA after we were presented with the match/tour contract in India when it became evident that the terms and conditions were very different from what we were accustomed to and expected. The team members met and I, as captain, was nominated and accepted the responsibility to correspond on behalf of the players on tour and I will continue to do so as designated."
What's with all this letter writing by Bravo? ... and (while it may or ma not be inconsequential) are these letters actually penned by him? Just wondering !!!
Well apparently since then, Marlon went on Sportsmax TV in Jamaica and responded to Bravo's comments !!!
Keep up nuh Chairman .... yuh lagging behind in the latest news in de 'bachanal'
[quote author=Calypso link=topic=93550.msg595783#msg595783 date=1414243986] What's with all this letter writing by Bravo? ... and (while it may or ma not be inconsequential) are these letters actually penned by him? Just wondering !!!
Well apparently since then, Marlon went on Sportsmax TV in Jamaica and responded to Bravo's comments !!!
Keep up nuh Chairman .... yuh lagging behind in the latest news in de 'bachanal'
[/quote] Bravo pen is mightier than his bat