Rift in West Indies dressing room ? CWI President makes shocking claims about Kieron Pollard and Phil Simmons

West Indies, under the leadership of Kieron Pollard, went on to beat England in the five-match T20I series by 3-2. As a matter of fact, it was the captain himself who led from the front, and scored a 25-ball 41 in the series decider. However, there are a few critics back in the Caribbean islands who want him sacked.

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Not only him, but they also want the West Indies coach Phil Simmons removed as well. Ricky Skerritt, who happens to be the CWI President, went on to address the issue. However, he did state that neither Pollard nor Simmons will be removed anytime soon.

"I have no reason to believe there will be any change in coach and captain any time soon. But remember the captaincy is evaluated as is the coach. If the system says these guys are not right people, we will deal with it. At the moment I don't see anything coming at me that says these guys must go. Caribbean people like to take people down," said Skerritt as quoted by Cricbuzz

Skerritt then said that the board is aware of the voice notes that were circulated on social media, which suggested that there is a rift within the team. However, he confirmed the fact that there are indeed no problems in the team.

"CWI is aware that voice notes were circulated on social media, and in sections of the regional broadcast media, suggesting that there is a rift within the West Indies Senior Men's team. 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," he said.

It is to be noted that the leadership group of the Windies were severely criticized after the Pollard-led side were knocked out of the 20-20 WC 2021 in the Super 12 stages. Post which, they lost the ODI series to Ireland by 2-1 as well. Thus, all eyes would be on the Men in Maroon in the upcoming limited-overs tour to India.