Barbados cricketer Shaqkere Parris has been charged with battery following an altercation with a taxi driver at a resort in Antigua, according to Antigua Observer. Parris is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, July 2nd.
Reports indicate that Parris physically assaulted the taxi driver during the incident at the resort. The exact circumstances surrounding the altercation have not been fully detailed.
Parris recently represented the West Indies Academy squad on a tour of Sri Lanka, where he participated in a multi-format series. The charge now places the young cricketer in a difficult position as he navigates both his legal obligations and his cricket career.