Cricket West Indies Says It's A "Malicious Attack" On Kieron Pollard; Refutes News Of Rift Within The Windies Camp

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has released an official statement refuting claims of a rift between white-ball captain Kieron Pollard and the West Indies team after voice notes were circulated on social media and in sections of the regional broadcast media suggesting the same.

The West Indies team is currently engaged in a five-match T20I series against England at home which they lead 2-1 at Kensington Oval in Barbados, the fourth and fifth matches of the series will be played at the same venue on Saturday and Sunday.

“Contrary to the unsubstantiated statements, containing unfounded and mischievous allegations, CWI is satisfied that there is no discord between the Team Captain and any member of the West Indies team,” stated an official statement.

I View This As A Malicious Attack On The Credibility Of The West Indies Captain Kieron Pollard: CWI President Ricky Skerritt

In addition to the official statement from the Cricket West Indies, the CWI chief Ricky Skerritt has also said that the voice notes circulated on social media and amongst the regional media were nothing but a malicious attack on the credibility of the West Indies captain Kieron Pollard and said that there was no such rift in the team.

CWI President Ricky Skerritt said: “I view this as a malicious attack on the credibility of the West Indies Captain, designed to sow division within our team that has just recorded three very impressive T20I performances against very strong opponents, including two outstanding wins and one heroic comeback to get within one run of victory.

“This clear attempt by well-known mischief makers to discredit the Captain and to derail the Team’s momentum in the ongoing T20I Series should not be tolerated or encouraged.”

The West Indies team will next fly to India to play three T20Is and three ODIs in February 2022. The three ODI matches will begin from February 6 onwards and all matches will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad.

The three T20I series will follow and will all be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.

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