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There appears to be confusion over whether veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has actually retired from international cricket.
Chanderpaul has voiced his disappointment in the manner in which he was forced to end his international career.
The little Guyanese, who is the second highest run-scorer in West Indies test history, acknowledged that the West Indies cricket board forced him out of the game by giving him a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to play in the ongoing Masters Champions League (MCL).
“I was given an NOC by the WICB with a clause in it to retire on the 23rd (January), that is just after I finish the regional one day tournament so I did it just before so I could get out here and play in this tournament; if I didn’t sign, they would have taken it (NOC) back…..not with these guys(deciding when you retire),’ said the 41 year old Chanderpaul who scored 11,867 runs in 164 test matches with an average of 51.37.
However, in a release on Tuesday afternoon, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) insisted that it had not forced any player to retire.
The WICB drew reference to a statement last Tuesday regarding the issuing of No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) for four players from the region regarding their participation in the new Masters Champions League.
The board says the NOCs were granted on the basis that the players were aware of their decisions to retire from international cricket and therefore eligible for participation in the inaugural tournament.
According to the WICB, the players Tino Best, Krishmar Santokie, Fidel Edwards and Shivnarine Chanderpaul were sent the rules after which they all issued official letters of retirement.
Chanderpaul has not played international cricket since May 2015 and was omitted from the list of contracted WICB players in December.
While the Guyanese earns a modest fee per match for representing Guyana, it is dwarfed by the rewards on offer – around US $30,000 for just over two weeks involvement – with the Masters Champions League.
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