Shallow to remain CWI boss while serving as minister of tourism in St Vincent

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC):

Dr Kishore Shallow will not relinquish his role as president of Cricket West Indies (CWI), despite being named as St Vincent and the Grenadines’ minister of tourism and maritime affairs.

There was widespread speculation that the 41-year-old Shallow, who was elected unopposed on May 29, 2025, at CWI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), would have to step down from his position at CWI after securing victory in the North Leeward constituency in last Thursday’s general elections in St Vincent and the Grenadines, as a candidate for the New Democratic Party (NDP).

Earlier this week, Shallow said he would make a decision on whether he would resign from his post at CWI “in the next 72 hours”.

But, speaking during an exclusive interview on Isports i95.5 FM on Thursday, Shallow disclosed that he will see out the remainder of his three-year term as CWI president.

“The intention is to at least finish my term at CWI. The directors, the representative shareholders elected me to serve my term, and I have all intentions of doing so.

“Let me just reiterate that the president of CWI is an executive role, it is a chair of a board, and there have been many instances across the region and even internationally, where chairs have been members of parliament (MPs) and so this is not something new. It’s new for me,” Shallow said.

“... But, understanding the role of CWI president, I have absolutely no reservation that I can manage both ... . It is about understanding the management structure and understanding that we have a CEO who is the head of operations and head of management and the chair, the president of CWI’s board, is really the liaison between the board and management.

“I think, if people understand that fully, then it would be less confusion about any possibility of there being a conflict or not,” he maintained.

Shallow said he made the decision to remain as CWI president after discussing the matter with his directors, as well as officials from the sport’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC).

“I’ve spoken to the majority, almost all of the directors, and they have all given me full support. They, too, have a great appreciation of the role as the president of CWI, and I have spoken to other leaders across the region.

“At least two of my colleagues at the ICC are MPs. When they talk about government interference, they mean in terms of government dictating the operations and the management of the cricket,” Shallow explained.

“In terms of being a member of parliament, there are absolutely no restrictions and that is why we have seen in the past with CWI there have been other politicians. So it is not anything new.”