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Women's Premier League (WPL) outfit Gujarat Giants have once again been called out by West Indian star all-rounder Deandra Dottin, who has given her account of events after the club claimed that she was unable to obtain the right 'medical clearances' for her.
Dottin has been left 'deeply disappointed' by her omission from the inaugural WPL season and went on to reveal details about her conversation with members of the team's management staff as well as someone from the franchise's owner Adani Sportsline
“I remain deeply disappointed by what can only, plausibly, be described as bewildering reasoning for my omission from the tournament," Dottin said in the tweet.
"I had sought treatment in December 2022. I was transparent about this in correspondence with Gujarat Giants’ physiotherapist... however, this was misconstrued and later conveyed to the members of the franchise’s management team as me ‘Experiencing abdominal pain post-session, which was not what I had indicated.”
"To the best of my knowledge, other players had not been requested to partake in medical testing nor require medical clearance. I am bewildered as to why after being cleared by multiple surgeons it was insisted upon by the franchise to repeat medical testing and produce medical clearance that had already been provided," Dottin said in her statement.
About Adani Sportsline, she alleges that the timelines and deadlines provided to her were too short to produce the medical reports that the Giants requested and she was eventually informed by a senior member from Adani Sportsline, who promptly informed her that she would miss the upcoming edition of the tournament. "
"To my shock, I was then forwarded email correspondence from the Giants' physiotherapist, that included the following demand 'Deandra Dottin is strictly advised to submit her fitness report along with the recent scan by 26/02/2023. She will be deemed unfit for T20 matches in the WPL if she doesn't comply.' This request was sent on Saturday 25th February with the deadline provided being the following day - Sunday - making it near impossible to administer all stipulated medical tests, particularly over a weekend.
"On Sunday, 26th February, I received another email from a senior manager at Adani Sportsline (the sports arm of Adani Group) which stated that I was considered an integral part of the team and that I hold a solid role to play", however, they would require me to produce the new scan and reports by March 1st... I received yet another email the following day (Monday, 27th February), this time from the Head of Adani Sportsline, stating that they were unable to find me a timely appointment at a private hospital from their end and that they would, thus, formally be seeking to replace me in the League," the statement read.
Dottin has been open about her issues regarding how the franchise have handled this issue.
She was eventually replaced by Australian pacer Kim Garth, who bagged a fifer in her maiden match.
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