Hinds must go! ... Ramdin tells WIPA boss to resign

West Indies wicketkeeper and batsman Denesh Ramdin has called for West Indies Players Association (WIPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Wavell Hinds to resign amid the latter's handling of recent West Indies players salary negotiations.

Commenting via his Twitter account @shotta8080, Ramdin said Hinds, through his salary negotiations with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), had let down "everyone", and as such should step aside.

"Is this man for real. It's like he never play the game. By the way there is no one in the team with A+ contract," Ramdin said in response to media statements made by Hinds earlier this week in relation to the new payment structures for West Indies players.

"Hinds u (you) need to go, big man thing, you have let down everyone, sorry to say, jump on your bike. Too much friend thing going on in our cricket.

"Represent players behind there (their) back an (and) saying is best interest after LOL (laugh out loud) joking," added Ramdin.

PLAYERS GETTING LESS PAY

Hinds, in responding to recent claims made by top West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels that players are being paid less in comparison to previous years, stated that this was not necessarily the case.

The WIPA boss, who has been in the post for four years, said what obtains instead was a virtual redistribution of player incomes to West Indies players to reflect the changing global cricket landscape.

"He (Samuels) said he was getting US$17,500 before his salary was cut to US$5,000. Marlon is a retained player and gets a monthly salary and then match fees. If he doesn't play cricket, he (still) gets a salary each month," said Hinds.

The former West Indies batsman went on to further explain that what Samuels was referring to with regards to receiving US$17,500 was based on the WICB paying players directly from what it gained from team sponsorship.

Instead, Hinds explained that what the board had done was to increase the threshold of retainer contracts, as well as pay first-class players for their participation in the recently introduced WICB Professional League.

"What the WICB did was to move the US$35,000 into the retainer fee, which has been ramped up. The match fees right now are as follows; Test Match - US$5,750, ODI US$2,300, and T20I US$1,750," remarked Hinds.

The former big-hitting left-hander, who also shares executive positions with WICB President Dave Cameron at Kensington Cricket Club in Jamaican, also went on to explain the current annual retainer fee structure for the 15 contracted West Indies players.

He said that US$150,000 was now offered for A+ contracted player, US$135,000 for A, US$120,000 for B+, US$115,000 for B, and US$100,000 for category C.

This original contract categories, Hinds pointed out, used to see players receiving US$105,000 for a A+ contract, US$80,000 for A, US$53,000 for a B, and US$30,000 for C.

The 31-year-old Ramdin's comments also come in wake of Instagram posts by West Indies' talismanic opener Chris Gayle, who, last week, called for a "shake-up" at WIPA.