West Indies all-rounder Sherfaan Rutherford has finally broken the silence over his controversial exit from the 2024 Caribbean Premier League. Rutherford played for the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the 2024 CPL, but was suspended by the team midway through the tournament.

The all-rounder has now opened up about the incident and lashed out at his team owners for demanding his suspension. He believes team owners shouldn’t be talking to players if they don’t have any knowledge of the game.

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Sherfan Rutherford slams St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots owner

Sherfane Rutherford, speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing IL T20 match, spoke about the unfortunate incident and felt that players must be treated with respect. He further claimed that the owner had not played any cricket and therefore, he would not understand the good and bad aspects of the game.

“It’s important to respect the players because at the end of the day it’s my job and that’s what I want to do. So I don’t think I deliberately didn’t perform. The boss didn’t play any cricket. So obviously if you’ve never been in this You don’t understand the peaks, the good days and the bad days in cricket – they’re always there,” Rutherford said.

“So it’s just emotion. I think he just got over it. As adults, we need to control it because ultimately, our decisions can take us further. So I think it was the wrong behavior on his part,” he told Cricbuzz.

How did this incident occur?

Sherphine Rutherford spoke further about the incident, detailing the entire incident and how it all started. After being fired for the Ducks, he received a message from the team’s owner blaming him for the team’s failure.

The versatile man was not happy with the timing of the text message and immediately conveyed his message to the owner, a businessman of Indian origin. The owner didn’t like the way Sherfan Rutherford responded and as a result, he was asked to leave the team.

“After the game against Barbados and we lost, the boss texted me saying I caused the team to lose. He said I caused them to lose the game. I responded in a way. That was not a message to the players. Good timing for the message,” Sherphine Rutherford revealed.

“We’re professionals and we have feelings. So obviously when you don’t do well, you just want to reflect. So when he texted me at the wrong time, I texted him back. That’s what they decided A place for me to leave,” he said.

Past examples of team owners’ involvement in team affairs

This isn’t the first time franchise owners have been criticized for meddling in team affairs. Lucknow Supergiants owner Sanjiv Goenka was criticized for having a rude conversation with captain KL Rahul after their loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024.

After the match, Goenka and Rahul had a lively discussion, with the owner visibly frustrated and venting his emotions in front of public cameras. The discussion became a hot topic in the tournament and Goenka was heavily criticized for dealing with the country’s cricketers in this manner.