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| December 8, 2001 | Saturday | Ramazan 22, 1422 |
Dillon sent home after training row
COLOMBO, Dec 7: West Indies fast bowler Mervyn Dillon is being sent home from Sri Lanka after refusing to train because of security concerns.
Dillon, a key member of the team’s attack, will miss a triangular one-day series also featuring Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka which starts on Saturday.
The 27-year-old Trinidadian player confirmed he was being sent home after opting out of training on Wednesday, the day of Sri Lanka’s general elections.
Dillon, who had been apprehensive about touring Sri Lanka following the Afghanistan crisis, said he feared the possibility of election violence.
Skipper Carl Hooper said: “Dillon left the manager no options.”
Team manager Ricky Skerritt said he would give more details later but confirmed that the player would be leaving Sri Lanka as soon as possible.
West Indies, thrashed 3-0 in the Test series, are already struggling with their lack of bowling options.
Dillon, who has played 19 Tests and taken 66 wickets, took nine wickets during the three tests. Only leg-spinner Dinanath Ramnarine took more, with 10.
NEW DELHI: India’s coach John Wright is to meet cricket board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya on Saturday amidst criticism of the team’s poor away form.
Dalmiya, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, confirmed on Friday he has asked to meet Wright and physiotherapist Andrew Leipus in New Delhi.
Former New Zealand skipper Wright, appointed India’s first foreign coach last year, and Australian Leipus are under pressure following India’s poor showing on three consecutive Test tours, during which the team has also suffered a spate of injuries to key players.
India, while formidable at home, were held 1-1 in a two-Test series in Zimbabwe and then lost a three-Test series 2-1 in Sri Lanka.
Last month, they lost 1-0 in South Africa, losing the first Test and drawing the second. They also went down by an innings in an unofficial third game.
“It is not a witch-hunt,” Dalmiya said. “We just want to know what the problems are and discuss them frankly. I will also meet the Indian skipper and other members of the team.”—Reuters/AFP
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