FOLLOWING a  plea to have the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) make public his medical update sent to them with regard to his fitness to compete in the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board Calypso Cup T20 tournament, the GCB has responded to former Guyana and West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan. Below is a full excerpt of such response, which came with a copy of the medical update that was sent to the GCB.
“It has come to our attention through various media outlets, that Mr Ramnaresh Sarwan has made some very serious allegations against the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), its Chairman of Selectors and selection committee.
The GCB would like to state clearly it believes in the integrity of the selection process and its Chairman, Rayon Griffith.
The GCB received communication from Mr Sarwan on 12th November indicating he was confident he would be injury-free by the 2nd of December; this was passed on to the Chairman of Selectors.
The Carib Beer/Pepsi T20 Big Smash competition was designed to provide opportunity and preparation for cricketers and at no time, was Mr Sarwan ineligible to play.
Mr Sarwan’s suggestion that he is working on “match fitness” in Canada during winter is baffling.
On the 4th December 2011 during the finals of the competition, Mr Sarwan telephoned Mr Griffith and engaged in behaviour now attracting the attention of the Guyana Police Force.
At 4.15 pm, on the 5th December 2011, one day after the squad was selected, Mr Sarwan forwarded an email containing what he purports to be a medical report. This ‘document’ originated from Mr Forrest Nelson, a personal trainer who has a degree as a physical therapy assistant (PTA).
The presentation of this document as a medical report by an assistant physical therapist is viewed as unethical and possibly illegal.
“The Physical Therapist Assistant Degree programme prepares individuals to work in the healthcare field under the direct supervision of a physical therapist in a variety of settings.”
The behaviour of Mr Sarwan subsequent to his non-selection to the Guyana Amazon Conquerors team and his continued attempts to influence the selection process and abuse to Executive Members have caused grave concern at the GCB and we are in the process of instituting disciplinary measures.
At the time of this release the GCB has met the WICB deadline for submission of squad list for participation in the T20 2012 tournament.