West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin has finally broken her silence on being excluded from the Gujarat Giants (GG) in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023, citing medical reasons. Notably, the Giants made a last-minute change in their squad as the franchise released the Windies star and added Kim Garth as her replacement.
The Ahmedabad-based franchise then stated that Dottin was released because the cricketer was yet to recover from a medical situation. However, now Dottin has rubbished the claims of Giants with a lengthy statement shared on her social media handle.
The Barbados-born cricketer expressed her disappointment over the whole development and said she had sought treatment after experiencing minor abdominal pain in December last year and was cleared to resume training from February 14.
“I wish to issue a brief statement in light of ongoing speculation surrounding my recent exclusion from the inaugural Women’s Premier League that is currently taking place in India. I remain deeply disappointed by what can only plausibly be described as bewildering reasoning for my omission from the tournament. I was bought at the WPL auction by the Gujarat Giants, a franchise owned and operated by the Adani Group. At the commencement of the tournament, the franchise claimed that I was excluded from the team because I was apparently “recovering from a medical situation,” wrote Dottin in her statement.
“This was followed by a subsequent, clarifying statement that contended that I was, in fact, “unable to obtain medical clearance” despite being granted as recently as February 20. I would like to make it clear that I had experienced minor abdominal pain and swelling for which I had sought treatment in December 2022. This was followed by two further referrals to specialists for second opinions in December and January 2023, respectively. Following testing and investigations by the specialists, I was asked to rest until February 13 and was cleared to resume fitness and playing activity from February 14,” she added.
In light of ongoing speculation surrounding my exclusion from this year's Women's Premier League (WPL), please find attached, a brief statement from me that addresses and clarifies the events that led to my omission from the inaugural WPL tournament earlier this month. pic.twitter.com/SmiSnkMlrZ
— Deandra Dottin (@Dottin_5) March 19, 2023
The Giants have had a terrible tournament, as they are placed at the bottom in the points table with only two wins and a dreadful net run rate (NRR) of -2.511.
