Windies players were offered big bucks to play in Pakistan

Windies players were offered big bucks to play in Pakistan


Vinode Mamchan
Published: Guardian
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
West Indies players were offered a one hundred percent increase in their salary to tour Pakistan by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for two T20 international in Lahore, but Cricket West Indies (CWI) decided that player’s safety was of paramount concern.

The PCB trying to get international cricket back in Pakistan after being banned after the attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2010, had asked Cricket West Indies (CWI) to tour for two games in March.

However, CWI decided against allowing the team to tour Pakistan because of safety concerns after the Federation of International Cricket Associations (FICA) sent out a release warning players against travelling to the country.

Guardian Media understands that the players were each being offered US$10,000 for the two matches, which represents an increase of 100 percent on their normal T20 match fee of US$2,500. A source close to the situation told Guardian Media that, “The players were being offered US$10,000 to tour for just the two games but at this time the security situation has to be taken very seriously into consideration.”

It is understood that the players will now gain their normal fee for the two matches carded for Florida on March 25 and 26. The matches in Broward, the only international cricket venue in North America will be taken care of by Cricket West Indies as they would be the host board. They will then have to pay the salaries of both the West Indies and Pakistani players for the event. Last year there was two sold out matches for the West Indies versus India series and this was controlled by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and they raked in a profit of US$11.1M.

Guardian Media understands that FICA which is the governing body for the West Indies players who are represented by WIPA had the major say in the players not touring. WIPA led by Wavel Hinds, was being guided by the advise of FICA which made it difficult for the tour to go ahead.

Talks are already on the way for more matches to be played in the US later this year. There is the possibility of West Indies players matches against Bangladesh in the New York region and this is why president of CWI, Dave Cameron flew to New York last week.

He visited many potential playing fields. If the matches comes through, drop in pitches will have to be used and currently this can cost in the region of US$75000 for one.

I feel sorry for the Cricket supporters in Pakistan

Remember SL had such also. we know what happened to them .

Mammaguy Mamchan ?  hahahahaha

Where is Bassarath the muslim supporter .

OR Fazeer the bearded muslim.

Mamchan ?stewwwwwpppsss: Trini rag "Guardian" LIES to sell a paper

Alien the LIAR : gobbles up de Shyte 

I just dont get why a responsible poster would post

such tripe from a rag on this serious matter !

Da "deal":  DIE fur $10K!!!!!    :: :: :: ::

WHAT ?  where did you get that ?

Its not true . ::confused::