Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board president, Azim Bassarath, has promised to probe the communication breakdown that led to Darren Bravo’s exclusion from the four-day and Super50 setup.
Excluded from Red Force squads
It emerged this week that Bravo, the country’s premier batsman, had been excluded from both Red Force squads, despite indicating his availability to head coach Kelvin Williams
“That is a matter for the selectors [but] we don’t like what is being portrayed in the public domain,” Bassarath told the newspaper NewsDay.
“As a responsible organization, we will have to do our investigation about what transpired. It’s very unfortunate but unless we don’t find out from the people involved, I cannot say anything.”
Bravo informed of his availability
Following media reports he had been excluded from both squads, Bravo clarified via social media that he had informed Williams of his availability for the final match of the ongoing Regional Four-Day Championship against Guyana Jaguars and the first eight fixtures of the Regional Super50 scheduled to bowl off January 30.
However, convener of selectors Raphick Jumadeen said he was unaware of this development, also indicating that both squads had already been finalized and would not be altered to accommodate Bravo.
The development is the latest twist in the saga surrounding Bravo’s career, which has been in turmoil ever since he was sent home in November 2016 ahead of the Tri-Nations Series in Zimbabwe for his controversial Twitter rant aimed at Cricket West Indies president Dave Cameron.
Bravo has not played for Red Force or West Indies since, even though CWI announced last July that his standoff with the board had ended, and he was now eligible for selection.
