Pride over pocket

FORMER West Indies and Jamaica bowlers Daren Powell and Nehemiah Perry believe the current Caribbean players should not allow reduced earnings to negatively affect their performances going forward.

Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) decision to cut the salaries of its men’s and women’s players by 25 per cent officially took effect following the announcement of the proposal in September. The move is one of several initiatives introduced by CWI to address its financial crisis.

As reported by the Jamaica Observer last month, Jamaicans Rovman Powell, John Campbell, Vitel Lawes, Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry are among the 33 players who accepted CWI’s international retainer contracts, which run until September 2027.