What is the purpose of the ICC?
Michael Holding has never been shy about his opinions
Tariq Engineer
25-Feb-2013
Michael Holding has never been shy about his opinions. In an interview with Vijay Tagore in DNA, Holding says that both the West Indies Cricket Board and the players are to blame for the current malaise in West Indies cricket, that the IPL has caused disquiet around the world, and that the ICC has become a powerless body.
How do you justify the presence of Chris Gayle in the IPL?
You have to ask the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the coach for that one. They were the ones who forced him to go to the IPL. He was not selected for the first two games here in the Caribbean against Pakistan. He does not have a contract with the board, so he has to go and seek employment somewhere else. As simple as that.
Tariq Engineer is a former senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo