Former Guyanese and West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd is among those running for the presidency of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
Lloyd in an interview with Stabroek Sport yesterday said his contesting the presidency of the WICB is just another way of him giving back to the game he loves, “it has given me my upward mobility and once I get the backing from the necessary members of the board, and the people of the region, I will be happy to try and improve our cricket and get it back on the right track and I am sure the players will like somebody who will be looking after their interest too”.
When asked if he is confident of securing the presidency, the `Super Cat’ said, that is dependent on the will of the people.
“I think that I could do a good job, because the job is not beyond me, but I hope that people would think of what I have done for cricket in the past and give me a chance. I want to see West Indies cricket go further up the ladder”.
With WICB elections set for the latter part of March and the Select Committee moving to have a Cricket bill re-tabled in parliament by the first week of March, Lloyd was asked whether he felt that he stood a better chance of being elected to the helm of the WICB given that fresh elections will likely be held to elect a new Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and two new directors will be appointed to the WICB.
“I am not interested in the politics, but I just want the right people to run our cricket and would hope that whoever is chosen would do a good job. But my reputation should be able to speak for itself. I have done exceedingly well for West Indies as a cricketer and a leader”.
The former left-handed batsman who was appointed Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) on Cricket here said he is not just seeking the position of WICB President just for the sake of seeking a position, “I want to be there to do a job and do a proper job”.
The WICB comprises: Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands.
Lloyd, who made his Test debut in 1966 against India, played 110 test matches and 87 one day matches in his impressive career as a cricketer.
