Please allow me the opportunity to add my two cents' worth on the current debate concerning calls for amendments to be made to the constitution of the T&T Cricket Board, emanating from one particular quarter.
What is of serious concern to me is that we have been hearing only about making changes to enable people challenging the incumbents an easier way to gain top positions on the board.
What the public is not being told are the reasons the proposed changes are necessary. What is currently wrong with local cricket administration? This we have not been told by those advocating change.
If my memory serves me right, the Minister of Sport, Darryl Smith recently was reported in the local newspapers as saying that he and his ministry are of the view that cricket is the best administrated in the country among the scores of national sports organisations.
This is something cricket fans are well aware of as the sport continues to grow and develop by leaps and bounds and evidence of this can be seen on the playing fields here at home, around the region and on the international stage.
The board's development programmes, clinics, training courses and incentives are all being flawlessly executed despite the fact the officials have been hard-pressed to make-do because of a lack of state support over the years.
Despite this the national team continues to perform well with our cricketers dominating the regional teams and gaining lucrative playing contracts overseas while at the grassroots level more and more youngsters are getting involved in the sport.
Indeed football and cricket administration are like chalk and cheese. While football has for decades been mired in bacchanal despite getting millions of taxpayers' funds, cricket has been in comparison, squeaky clean, according to the Minister of Sport.
I also believe that the case for change has been seriously damaged by the personalities leading the campaign as they bring a lot of baggage to the debate with several questions being asked and no answers provided to clear their names.
The club representatives who voted against the resolutions last Sunday must be complimented for exercising their right according to their conscience and the results must be respected by all.
They would have been appraised on all aspects of the matter facing them and made their decision in a democratic and open vote without fear or favour.
Rahamut Ali,
Arima