Trinidad Guardian
Former West Indies captain Brian Lara and his ex vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan could well find themselves being recalled to join the squad of 22 players whom the West Indies Cricket Board have invited to make themselves available for the home series against South Africa.
A release from the board late yesterday stated that its executive would make a determination on the review by its lawyers of the personal endorsement contracts signed by Lara and the other six players with Cable and Wireless by noon today.
If the contracts are determined to not be infringing on the board’s contract with Digicel, the players are likely to be invited to join the camp which starts next Wednesday.
The other players with Cable and Wireless contracts are: Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Fidel Edwards and Ravi Rampaul.
Both Gayle and Bravo, along with Lara and Sarwan, were expected to be among the top players against the South Africans.
But they were ruled ineligible, according to the WICB because their contracts with C&W were not made available to the board. They have since provided copies of the document.
According to the release, the board will be in a position to advise the selectors with respect to the eligibility of the group of players by noon.
The selectors will meet today to decide on the squad for the First Test match which begins in Guyana on March 31.
The selected players will participate in a team camp in Barbados commencing next Wednesday.
The board said the team would be announced tomorrow.
