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

While playing for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Sherfane Rutherford, a standout all-around player for the West Indies, withdrew from the Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2024) for personal reasons. After witnessing the 2021 CPL champions’ performance, the team’s supporters were particularly offended by this, one of the tournament’s major controversies.

After winning the championship, the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots had a difficult three seasons, missing the playoffs in 2022. However, in 2023 and 2024, they placed last in the table. They won just one of their nine games in the 2024 season, and it was made much more difficult by Rutherford’s withdrawal as one of their main talents.

Similarly, Sherfane Rutherford recently shared details about the Patriots’ team dynamics. Furthermore, he clarified the cause of his dismissal from the squad. Aside from that, the celebrity talked about his issues with the franchise’s owner.

After all, it’s my profession, and this is what I want to do, therefore it’s critical that you show the player respect. The owner didn’t play cricket, therefore I don’t think I have any intention of not performing. Thus, it goes without saying that if you have never played cricket, you would not comprehend its positive and negative aspects, which are constant. So, it’s just feelings. I believe he simply stopped feeling anything. In the end, our choice might lead us further, thus as adults, we must be in charge of that. I believe that he was at fault,” Rutherford said.

The team’s loss was attributed by the owner to Sherfane Rutherford.

In an outing against the Barbados Royals, Sherfane Rutherford revealed a text message he received from the team’s owner, Mahesh Ramani, accusing him of being responsible for the team’s awful performance. Ultimately, the Patriots had lost the match by two wickets.

After we lost a game against Barbados, the owner texted me about causing the team to lose. They lost the game because of me, he remarked. I kind of answered. It is not a good idea to message a player at that moment. Although we have feelings, we are professionals. Naturally, you want to think when you’re not feeling well. He texted me at the incorrect moment, so I replied. There, they made the decision to let me go,” the 26-year-old added.

“We didn’t go there to fail, therefore in my opinion, the owners shouldn’t text players, especially on performance. We are aware that nothing in cricket is guaranteed. Rutherford came to the conclusion that the best we can do is to prepare thoroughly, and I believe I have been doing so for some time.