West Indies Players Association Rejects ICC/FICA Intervention?
August 23, 2010
CaribWorldNews, ST. JOHN`S, Antigua, Mon. Aug. 23, 2010: The West Indies Players Association has reportedly rejected attempts by the global governing body for cricket, the International Cricket Council and the Federation of International Cricketers` Associations to assist in the ongoing dispute between the association and the West Indies Cricket Board.The ICC/FICA`s offer was, reportedly, to specifically facilitate a final resolution to the matter of image rights which is presently the subject of arbitration between the two. But WIPA, reportedly when contacted by both FICA, refused to agree to the assistance of the two parent bodies and allegedly stated that it prefers to pursue arbitration.The WICB says it is shocked that WIPA refused the collaborative intervention and assistance of ICC and FICA and insisted on pursuing arbitration. The WICB has again called on WIPA to review its rejection of the joint ICC/FICA offer which is a golden opportunity for the two parties to reach final resolution after years of acrimonious relations.And it urged the body to join in acting in the best interest of the game in the West Indies by dealing with the issues in a fair and balanced manner and to avoid an insistence on an antagonistic and confrontational approach to resolving the outstanding issues.`Should WIPA insist on maintaining its rejection of the joint ICC/FICA offer the WICB will be left with no choice but to leave the public to judge – on the basis of the facts – and to determine which party actually prefers `to expend large sums of money in pursuing arbitration,` the WICB added.
