Sherfane Rutherford opens up on his problems with CPL franchise St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

Sherfane Rutherford opens up on his problems with CPL franchise Patriots franchise (Photo by Randy Brooks – CPL T20/Getty Images)

West Indies star all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford had withdrawn from the Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2024) due to personal reasons while he was playing for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots. This was one of the biggest controversies of the ongoing tournament which upset the fans of the team, especially after seeing the performance of the 2021 CPL champions.

The next three seasons after becoming champions have been disappointing for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots where they had failed to make the playoffs in 2022. While they finished at the bottom of the table in 2023 and 2024. The 2024 season saw them winning only one game out of the nine matches they played and the withdrawal from one of their big stars in Rutherford did not make it any easier.

In the same regard, Sherfane Rutherford recently opened up on the team dynamics of the Patriots. Moreover, he also shed light on the reason for his being released from the team. Furthermore, the star all rounder about the problems he faced with the owner of the franchise.

“It’s important that you respect the player because at the end of the day, it’s my job and this is what I want to do. So I don’t think I purposely want to not perform, The owner didn’t play any cricket. So obviously if you never play the sport, you would not understand the top days, the good days and the bad days – they are always there in cricket. So it’s just emotions. I think he just got off of emotions. As adults, we need to control that because, at the end of the day, our decision can take us farther. So I think it was him wrongdoing,” Rutherford said as quoted by Cricbuzz.

Team owner blamed Rutherford for team’s loss

Sherfane Rutherford opened up on a text message he got from the owner Mahesh Ramani blaming him for the team’s terrible performance during a match against the Barbados Royals where he got out for a duck. The Patriots had lost the game by two wickets in the end.

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“After a game against Barbados (which) we lost, the owner texted me about making the team lose. He said I caused them to lose the game. I responded in a way. That is not a good time to message a player. We are professionals, we have feelings. So obviously when you’re not doing well, you just want to reflect. So, when he texted me at the wrong time, I responded to him. That was where they decided for me to leave,” the 26-year-old continued.

“I don’t think the owners should text players, especially about performance, because, at the end of the day, we didn’t go there to fail. We know that in cricket you’re not guaranteed anything. The most we can do is prepare well, and I think I have been doing that for a while now,” Rutherford concluded.