Ramnaresh Sarwan wins case against WICB, awarded $161,000

NEW DELHI: Ramnaresh Sarwan has won $161,000 in damages after winning his case against the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
Sarwan had lodged the case in conjunction with the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) in March 2011 accusing the board of unfairly questioning his fitness and attitude and wrongfully denying him a central contract. He has not played for the West Indies since June 2011.The arbitratrator, Seenath Jairam, agreed that the WICB acted in a high-handed manner, indulged in a non-transparent selection process and breached the Memorandum of Understanding with the player.
In another setback for the WICB, opening batsman Lendl Simmons too was awarded $117,203 in damages. Simmons, part of West Indies squad for the World T20, said he had been "rendered jobless" despite having a valid contract between Oct 1, 2009 and Sept 30, 2010.
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