Kenyan skipper dismisses rift talk

Kenyan skipper Jimmy Kamande yesterday brushed aside reports of a rift between the players and their West Indian coach Eldine Baptiste, saying such issues crop up only after defeats.

Reports coming from Kenyan capital Nairobi said there were divisions within the squad, with Cricket Kenya chief Samir Inamdar blaming those differences for the team's lacklustre performances.

But Kamande said his team, with two crushing World Cup defeats so far, were united.

"I have read it like you. My team is very, very solid. We all are together as one," said Kamande ahead of his team's third match in Group A against Sri Lanka in Colombo today.

"When the team loses, people try to find a way for excuses."