cricketUpdated: May 30, 2020 16:40 ISTCricket West Indies (CWI) has decided to cut salaries of players and staff and cricket funding accross the islands by half. “The effects of this pandemic have been distressing for everyone -- the worst crisis of our lifetime -- and at present, we cannot be certain when the situation will be rectified,” said CWI CEO Johnny Graves. “We recognize that this will cause financial pain for all our staff, players, coaches and umpires across the Caribbean, but having kept everyone on full-pay since the outbreak in March we have no choice but to take decisive action from next month onwards. “CWI’s greatest asset is our people and players and everyone sharing equally in the temporary reduction, we believe is the best way for us to ensure we get through this crisis and protect our organisation and all the jobs in the system. We will be reviewing the situation regularly with the hope that we can return to normal operations at the earliest opportunity.”

Source: Hindustan Times May 30, 2020 10:18 UTC