Skerritt hopeful players can put West Indies above leagues

The President indicated that despite players being drafted, there has not been an indication to play since no one has requested a No Objective Certificate (NOC)

“We don’t know for a fact that a player is drafted and is seeking to play in that league, until such time we receive a request for a NOC; we have received none for the player involved, so we have to assume he is not playing until such time we see such evidence he is playing.”

Skerritt added, “That particular player is not contracted by Cricket West Indies; some years ago the courts practically told Cricket West Indies you cannot restrain the trade of players who you have not contracted otherwise.”

Despite the legal blanket which protects the players, the CWI head hopes they would put country over personal gain.

“Now is that something we like to hear? Of course not. We would like to believe it is country above self, West Indies above leagues and so on.”

“Our policy is very straightforward since I have come to the fore, bearing in the mind the league situation, we believe that players must be encouraged to play for their country and the region based on the conditions and the environment that we create and the relationships we build.”

The former West Indies team manager, who took over CWI Presidency in March 2019, further explained his regime has no intentions of holding malice towards any decision players make regarding unavailability for selection.

“That is where we differ from the previous administration; players will not be punished, selectors will not become disciplinarians, selectors will pick the best available players who want to play at that time or who are obligated in the case of contracted players.”“Our policy is very straightforward since I have come to the fore, bearing in the mind the league situation, we believe that players must be encouraged to play for their country and the region based on the conditions and the environment that we create and the relationships we build.”

The former West Indies team manager, who took over CWI Presidency in March 2019, further explained his regime has no intentions of holding malice towards any decision players make regarding unavailability for selection.

“That is where we differ from the previous administration; players will not be punished, selectors will not become disciplinarians, selectors will pick the best available players who want to play at that time or who are obligated in the case of contracted players.”