Darren Bravo dropped from Windies squad for 'idiot' tweet
Bravo was replaced by Jason Mohammed in the 15-man ODI squad after he described WICB chairman Dave Cameron as a "Big idiot" in a tweet following a disagreement over his playing contract.
In an interview with SportsMax TV, a
"It is explicit that if your averages are not above a certain level, it tells you what contracts you get," Cameron had explained. "It is very, very explicit. His averages in the last two years have been declining, so what do you do? Reward poor performance or do you encourage him to get better?"
In response, Bravo said he had never been offered a grade 'A' contract.
On Saturday, the WICB said in a news release that Bravo had been replaced by Mohammed in the tour squad "due to inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour, which is contrary to his contractual obligations to the WICB".
The board said that Bravo's contract made clear he was not permitted to make any statement in "print media, television, radio, internet or any social networking media" that "bring yourself, WICB or any official or authorised representative of WICB or the game of cricket into disrepute".
Bravo was the second-highest run scorer for West Indies in their recent test series against
The triangular one-day international series in