{"id":14553,"date":"2023-12-12T19:09:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14553"},"modified":"2023-12-12T19:09:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:09:24","slug":"trinidad-and-tobago-cricket-board-expresses-concern-over-darren-bravos-omission-from-west-indies-odi-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/trinidad-and-tobago-cricket-board-expresses-concern-over-darren-bravos-omission-from-west-indies-odi-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board Expresses Concern Over Darren Bravo&#8217;s Omission from West Indies ODI Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has raised concerns over the exclusion of Red Force captain Darren Bravo from the West Indies One-Day International (ODI) squad set to face England. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TTCB is urging Cricket West Indies (CWI) lead selector Desmond Haynes to provide a comprehensive explanation of the criteria used in selecting the regional team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Darren Bravo, who led the Red Force to a record-breaking victory in the Super50 season, has been left out of the West Indies ODI squad without a clear rationale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bravo exhibited exceptional performance during the Super50 season, securing the Golden Bat with 416 runs, a highest score of 139 not out, and an impressive average of 83.2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite his stellar contributions, his omission from the squad has sparked concerns and calls for transparency in the selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altaf Baksh, the general secretary of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board, emphasized that the reason behind Bravo&#8217;s exclusion remains unclear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The board is seeking a detailed explanation from Desmond Haynes to shed light on the criteria and considerations that led to the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haynes had previously mentioned that CWI is focusing on investing in players with an eye on the 2027 50-over World Cup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Baksh dismissed this explanation as &#8220;hollow&#8221; and argued that neglecting top performers could discourage and hinder the growth of regional talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the weekend, Darren Bravo took to social media to announce his decision to step away from the game in light of his non-selection, adding a personal dimension to the ongoing controversy surrounding his omission from the West Indies ODI squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board expresses its concerns and advocates for transparency in the selection process, the cricketing community awaits further clarification on the criteria used for team selection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has raised concerns over the exclusion of Red Force captain Darren Bravo from the West Indies One-Day International (ODI) squad set to face&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14555,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14553\/revisions\/14555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}