‘Better late than never’

Bravo has been out of West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago colours since November 2016 after calling Cricket West Indies president Dave Cameron a “Big Idiot” on Twitter. Bravo and Cameron apologized to each other for the unfortunate situation, while Bravo has deleted the tweet .

Bassarath, president of the TT Cricket Board, is hoping to see Bravo back on the field soon. “At present Mr Bravo is needed on the West Indies team, and if that was holding him back from representing the West Indies, I am glad it is being resolved,” Bassarath said. “Since he has taken down the tweet and apologized I think now is the ideal time for him to go back on the field of play. That is what the people of the Caribbean want to see, he is our premier batsman at this point in time.” It is uncertain how soon Bravo will represent West Indies again as he is contracted to the Trinbago Knight Riders for the 2017 Caribbean Premier League which clashes with the Windies tour of England .

Bassarath said Bravo is an important member of the West Indies and he can help the regional team rise again. “Let us hope that he continues to do well and he enjoys his cricket. Hopefully he puts West Indies back at the top of world cricket or at least climb up the ladder from where we are at the present time. He has a big role to play in West Indies cricket and I am very happy to hear that the matter is close to being resolved.” Former West Indies batsman, Bryan Davis added, “(I feel) a sense of relief. I feel really great, the right thing has been done. It should have been done months ago but better late than never.” Davis, an administrator at Queen’s Park Cricket Club, said it is difficult to judge how much West Indies missed Bravo. “That is a very difficult thing to judge .

You would not really be able to say that West Indies has suffered because Bravo was not there. No man is greater than the game and cricket is a team game.” Davis says Cricket West Indies must take a more proactive approach in their management style and handling disagreements. “It is up to the administrators of the game to lead that type of communication by bringing the players in (to discuss the situation) or setting him up before a disciplinary committee. They can’t just sit back and let things go and say whatever happens, happens. You can’t deal with it like that if you are running the game in the West Indies. If something is wrong between the players and the administrators, it is the administrator’s job to call them in and get things right.”