West Indies trio decline tour due to family concerns
Updated On: 06 June, 2020 09:02 AM IST | London | PTI
Bravo, Hetmyer and Paul -- all centrally-contracted all-format players -- refused to tour the country for a series next month and Grave said he can understand their reasons and empathise with them.
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Well-being of their families was the sole concern of Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul when they refused to tour England amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket West Indies chief executive Johnny Grave has revealed. Bravo, Hetmyer and Paul -- all centrally-contracted all-format players -- refused to tour the country for a series next month and Grave said he can understand their reasons and empathise with them. "Keemo Paul is the sole breadwinner in his entire household and wider family. He was really concerned if something happened to him how his family would cope," Grave told 'ESPNCricinfo'.
The 22-year-old Paul, who has played three Tests, 19 ODIs and 18 T20Is for West Indies, had written an email to the board explaining his reasons for declining the tour. "He wrote passionately about how hard a decision it was for him and how much he loves playing for West Indies, but with consultation with his family he doesn't feel he can leave them and doesn't want to go on the tour," Grave said. Grave revealed that Hetmyer, who consistently featured in the Test team since his debut in 2017, had also communicated in an e-mail to CWI that he "didn't feel comfortable from a safety point of view, leaving his home, leaving his family and heading over to England".
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