FICA LAUDS WIPA WICB AGREEMENT

The Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) today lauded the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on the signing of their collective bargaining agreement on Thursday. “Collective bargaining agreements such as this, which bring security and consistency to player arrangements, are critical in dealing with the growing challenge of player free agency”, said FICA Executive Chairman, Tony Irish. “More and more we are going to see the risks of players considering prioritisation of participation in T20 Leagues ahead of playing cricket for their countries. When one understands that the majority of revenue in just about every country is generated by the country’s national team then it becomes easy to also understand why it is...