da betano casino： The question of the captaincy of the Barbados cricket teamfor next year’s Busta Cup seems to be a big talking pointbut it makes you wonder why there’s a debate in the firstplace
Andi Thornhill12-Dec-2001The question of the captaincy of the Barbados cricket teamfor next year’s Busta Cup seems to be a big talking pointbut it makes you wonder why there’s a debate in the firstplace.The incumbent Sherwin Campbell was only appointed thisseason and Barbados won the Cup even though it is a factthat Ian Bradshaw who deputised while Campbell was on tourwith the West Indies also played his part in the overalltriumph.Why in heaven’s name would there be any suggestion that theselection panel might recommend his removal?The only logical reason would be that they feel it would bebetter to relieve him of the pressure that goes with beingcaptain so that he can concentrate primarily on his battingnow with renewed vigour in his quest to regain his place atthe top of the West Indies batting order.Even so, I believe that if these were Campbell’s ownthoughts he would have been keen to give up the captaincyvoluntarily.That there has been no indication of this from him meansthat he is still very interested in doing the job. And if heis, he should retain the reins.Leadership is nothing new to Campbell and as a youth playerhe was a prolific scorer while at the helm of both theBarbados and West Indies teams.Responsibility has helped him rather than burdened himtherefore I see no reason why this outlook should change.Besides, like everyone else, Campbell would have recognisedthat events in Sri Lanka recently may have made it possiblefor him or any other aspirant to open the innings soonerthan they had imagined.A renewed focus could reap great rewards and if Campbellscores big in the Busta Cup he could be back in business bythe time the Indians reach the Caribbean.Of course, at this stage, too, it is clear that he needs toregain lost confidence.To relieve him of the captaincy now could only dent his selfesteem and embroil him in more self doubt than he currentlyneeds. The selectors must by all means keep Campbellcaptain.