Darren Bravo will not be considered for selection: Browne

According to Courtney Browne, the West Indies’ chairman of selectors, Darren Bravo will not be considered for West Indies selection until he settles an ongoing dispute with Cricket West Indies. The stylish left-handed batsman had to return back just before the November tri-series in Zimbabwe after the WICB cancelled his match contract, as a response to his criticism of board president Dave Cameron.

The out of favor cricketer was also dropped from Trinidad & Tobago’s squad for the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs tournament. “At this stage all I know is there is supposed to have been some discussion between Darren’s team and WICB,” Browne told Line and Length Network, a Barbados-based TV station.

“Until that is settled, I don’t think there will be much going on in terms of Darren playing cricket. He is a talented young man, one of our better players. Obviously it was sad to lose him but at times these things happen, you just need to deal with it and see how you can get him back on the field playing cricket.”

West Indies’ next international itinerary is a three-match ODI series at home against England in the early part of March followed by a full series against Pakistan beginning on March 31 in Trinidad & Tobago.

Browne said, “It’s a young ODI team for us. So we are looking forward to the Super50 to see the incumbents continue to do the good work, and then those other players who are challenging for a place. We have a lot of ODI cricket coming up this year. We’re building up towards the World Cup. So all the players coming in to get runs, wickets can show us they have the attitude not just to be part of the team, but the kind of attitude that makes West Indies people proud.”