President of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and former national U19 cricketer Alfred Mentore said yesterday that while he was not in agreement with West Indies coach Phil Simmons’ comments on the selection process for the One-Day team to tour Sri Lanka, he was not sure that the sanction imposed by the West Indies Cricket Board was in the best interest of West Indies cricket.
The WICB on Monday slapped Head Coach Simmons with a suspension effectively preventing him from leaving for Sri Lanka with the West Indies team after he openly questioned the selection process and hinted that there might have been some form of interference from persons outside of the selection committee.
“While I don’t agree with Simmons’ position as an employee of the WICB,
