The former West Indies captain believes that both Joseph and Sammy should put their differences behind them and rebuild their relationship. The former batting great feels the matter should be sorted out privately for the good of West Indies cricket. Amid this, 2027 ODI World Cup Qualifier dates confirmed, ICC yet to decide venues.
However, things became controversial when the head coach Daren Sammy later said that Joseph had "declined selection" for the Pakistan Test series. Sammy explained that the pacer had recovered from his injury and was available for selection but decided not to play.
Public statements can damage a player's career: Viv Richards warns Daren Sammy
As the episode hit the headlines, Viv Richards said that such statements can affect a player's career and reputation. He also said that Sammy and Alzarri Joseph had shared a very good relationship when they were together with the St. Lucia franchise, so it was surprising to see such things between them.
Viv Richards was quoted as saying by the Antigua Observer, “This sometimes hampers guys’ professional careers, you know. Such statements, if they're not true and stuff like that, cause a lot of things to linger. The two had a great relationship when he was with the St. Lucia franchise, so I’m not quite so certain why relations have gone a bit south.
Viv Richards slams Daren Sammy over Alzarri Joseph selection controversy
The former West Indies captain believes there are always two sides to every story, but he strongly slammed Sammy for his “unnecessary” statement, especially when Alzarri Joseph had already explained his reason behind not playing in the Pakistan Test series.
To get the coach saying—and to me, it looks like he was saying—he (Alzarri) refused selection, and that’s pushing it in my opinion; it’s pushing it in a very big way. I’d like to think that Alzarri would have gone about it in the professional way, and so, at least, the statement from coach Sammy wasn’t really necessary in my opinion.”
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