Retired cricket commentator, Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira believes that Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Dr Kishore Shallow might have to step down from the position if he is successful in the upcoming general elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Dr Shallow, a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), is contesting the North Leeward seat in the November 27 elections.
However, speaking during an interview on Saturday on Isports i95.5 FM, Perreira suggested that if Dr Shallow becomes a Member of Parliament he may have to resign as president due to a conflict of interest.
“I think right now that is his focus, becoming a Member of Parliament… but it could be a conflict of interest.
“He will probably have to make a decision, and the Directors will probably have to play a role, because I’m not too sure the ICC was happy recently when Sri Lanka tried to bring politicians into the board and I think that is a question that has to be asked,” Perreira said.
“I think there might have been a case where we had a president that was a Senator; Julian Hunte was never in politics when he became president.”
The issue was previously raised by Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, who also argued that it would be a conflict of interest for Shallow to be a political candidate while serving as CWI President.
But Dr Shallow, who has served as CWI President since 2023, has always maintained that there is no conflict. (CMC)
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