Bassarath confident of cricket change

LEADER of the Movement of Change, Azim Bassarath is confident that his organisation will build on the success of the Zonal Club Representative Elections and will sweep the National League elections on Tuesday.

The Movement of Change which was launched last week and compromises several of the region’s top cricket administrators and legal minds have taken the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board elections by storm.

Thus far the Movement of Change has won the North East, North, Central and South East Zones at the Club Representative elections. The Movement of Change is pursuing legal action amidst the controversy in the South Zone.

Ten new clubs that did not compete in the South Zone competition were allowed to vote while Movement of Change did not contest in the East and South West Zones.

“We are on course and everything is moving with what we have planned. The clubs have spoken loud and clear and they have shown us their support. The clubs have realised that the current administration has nothing new to offer and they are regurgitating the same issues,” said Bassarath yesterday.

The Chairman of the South East Zone who has emerged as the front runner for the presidency of the TTCB stated that the Movement of Change will sweep the National League elections.

“The clubs which are the major stake holders in Trinidad and Tobago cricket have seen the light and they are not satisfied by the representation the current administration has given.

“They want to move forward and I am confident the National League clubs will follow the Zonal club and hopefully the current administration will step down after we have won,” said Bassarath.

The first vice president of the TTCB was critical of the manner in which the South Zone Club Representative elections were conducted.

“We would have won the South Zone if underhand tactics were not used. There was no proper protocol followed to have these ten new clubs entered into the election. The other Zones have moved in a smooth manner and it is quite unfortunate to see such breaches in the electoral process,” said Bassarath.

Chief Executive Officer and General Secretary of the TTCB, Forbes Persaud supervised the South Zone elections which saw a mass walk out of clubs in protest of the new clubs being allowed to vote.

“There is a massive loss in confidence in the TTCB especially after what happened in the South Zone. For a top official to witness such things tells you a bit about the manner in which cricket is being governed in Trinidad and Tobago,” said Bassarath.

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