WEST Indies legend Viv Richards has blasted the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), hinting that the regional sport’s governing body has been hypocritical in its dealings with coach Phil Simmons.Simmons was suspended two weeks ago after he claimed that the selection process for the team was subject to outside interference.
While stating that the coach had simply pointed out what was already well known, Richards pointed to instances where the board had ignored calls for reform.
“That same establishment itself would have had various enquiries into the moving forward of West Indies cricket, in terms of its managing and governance of the game itself in the region. We haven’t seen all these things being put in place,” Richards said.
“We have also seen things of the recommendation of PJ Patterson and all those other members of that particular panel. We have not seen much implementation of those particular things that were suggested, in terms of the moving forward, which means we have seen a lot of flaws coming on behalf of the board, who is now making decisions about a member that they would have employed, in the coach, because of certain things said.
“So who is going to judge the judges?” he asked.(Sportsmax.com)