West Indies captain Brian Lara today supported the beleaguered West Indian
all-rounder Marlon Samuels, accused of leaking information on team composition
to a bookie, today saying the entire team was behind him in this hour of crisis.
Lara said that he was unable to contact Samuels till now but
wanted him to know that he had the full support of the entire team.
"I have been unable to contact the WICB or more
importantly Marlon Samuels as the report emerged while I was in London overnight,"
Lara was said.
"Ultimately I would like to speak to Marlon to let him
know that he has the full support of myself and the other players. He needs
to stay focussed on the things he can control. We have a World Cup to
win," he said.
Samuels finds himself at the centre of a major controversy
following the sensational disclosure by Nagpur police of a taped conversation
between the West Indian all-rounder and an alleged bookie Mukesh Kochar.
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