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GCB response to Sarwan…Chief selector reports threat to Police
The drama involving sacked former Guyana Captain Ramnaresh Sarwan and the Guyana 
Cricket Board (GCB) continues with the governing body for cricket in Guyana hitting back at the West Indies batsman a day after he challenged the board to make public his latest medical report.
The GCB said it has come to their attention through various media outlets, that Sarwan has made some very serious allegations against the Guyana Cricket Board, its Chairman of Selectors and selection committee.
“The GCB would like to state clearly it believes in the integrity of the selection process and its Chairman, Rayon Griffith,” the GCB said in a release yesterday.
“At 4.15 pm, on the 5th December 2011, one day after the squad was selected Mr. Sarwan forwarded an email containing what he purports to be a Medical report. This “document” originated from Mr. Forrest Nelson, a personal trainer who has a degree as a physical therapy assistant (PTA).
The presentation of this document as a medical report by an assistant physical therapist is viewed as unethical and possibly illegal,” the GCB said.
According to the GCB “The Physical Therapist Assistant Degree programme prepares individuals to work in the healthcare field under the direct supervision of a physical therapist in a variety of settings.”
Griffith, a former Guyana First-Class fast bowler also reportedly made a report to the Alberttown Police station on Tuesday following what he regarded as a treat from Sarwan during a telephone call to him from Canada.
“On the 4th December 2011, during the finals of the competition, Mr. Sarwan telephoned Mr. Griffith and engaged in behavior now attracting the attention of the Guyana Police Force,” the GCB disclosed yesterday afternoon.
“The GCB received communication from Mr. Sarwan on 12th November indicating he was confident he would be injury free by the 2nd of December; this was passed on to the Chairman of Selectors.
The Carib/Pepsi 20/20 Big Smash competition was designed to provide opportunity and preparation for cricketers, at no time was Mr. Sarwan ineligible to play,” the GCB added
The GCB also said Sarwan’s suggestion that he is working on “match fitness” in Canada during winter is baffling and said that the GCB is in the process of instituting disciplinary measures against the 31-year-old cricketer.
“The behavior of Mr. Sarwan subsequent to his non-selection to the Guyana Amazon Conquerors team and his continued attempts to influence the selection process and abuse to Executive Members has caused grave concern at the Guyana Cricket Board and we are in the process of instituting disciplinary measures,” Sarwan said.
The GCB informed that it has met the WICB deadline for submission of squad list for participation in the T20 2012 tournament which runs from January 9-22 in Antigua and Barbados.
Sarwan’s medical report which was sent to the GCB
‘To whom it may concern,
My name is Forrest Nelson. I am a therapist at Memorial West Hospital located in Pembroke Pines, Florida. I have had the privilege to treat Ronnie Sarwan for a back pathology for approximately six weeks. Initially Ronnie presented with radicular pain into his right buttocks region. Ronnie received Physical Therapy that consisted of manual techniques, independent soft tissue mobilization, manual and self-active mobility, dynamic and static stretching, strengthening exercises and beginning plyometrics.
Ronnie currently presents without radicular symptoms. He has shown the ability to accept high level strengthening exercises, functional mobility exercises, and sport specific activities without evidence of back or radicular symptoms. Ronnie has demonstrated an ability to tolerate stress that would appear comparable to his sport’
Best Regards,
Forrest Nelson B.S , P.T.A, A.C.E P.T
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