Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Dr. Kishore Shallow is under attack again, with calls being made for him to step down.
Following former CWI President Dave Cameron, former Director Billy Heaven, and former Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, West Indies
Cricket legend and former wicketkeeper and vice-captain, Deryck Murray has also called for Shallow to step down as president. But Murray has gone a bit further than the others, calling for Shallow and the entire board of directors to step down.
On the Mason and Guest radio program, Murray argued that Shallow, recently appointed Minister of Tourism and Maritime Affairs, could not hold both roles.
Murray, who played for the West Indies between 1963 and 1980, stated that it was not feasible for Shallow to continue as president of the CWI.
“To have the president of Cricket West Indies and a functioning Minister of Government, especially one who has two portfolios, he cannot do that job.
“So therefore, you need to appeal to him, that in leaving, he must work with the president of the CARICOM Sub-Committee and take the Board with him,” Murray said.
“The personnel of the Board at the moment have to remove themselves peacefully, amicably, and to allow a change to take place.”
Murray reasoned: “If you want to preserve the status quo, then the future of West Indies cricket is going to go along the same lines it is. If you keep doing the same thing over and over you gonna get the same result…
He proposed: “We need to agree an interim committee. Disband the CWI as it currently exists and functions and have…five or six people who are going to work with those three reports (Patterson, Barriteau, and Wehby reports)..that called for governance reform… Those five people on this interim board will run West Indies cricket for the next two years maximum, and they need to put in place by 2028, a new structure.”
Murray’s comments followed Shallow’s decision to continue in the role until his current term ends in 2028.
