The West Indies tour to India was suddenly canceled due to the structure of payments in dispute with Cricket Board West Indies (WICB) and its players association. The fourth ODI in Dharamsala will be his last game in the series, which was scheduled to take fifth ODI, Twenty20 international and three tests.
A press release from the BCCI said it was "surprised and disappointed" and that the decision to leave the tour had been "taken by the WICB."
"They have withdrawn their team and this (development) has come abruptly. We received an email from Richie Richardson, the team manager of the West Indies, this morning," BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said ESPNcricnfo. A senior BCCI said that the management of the West Indies team had informed the board of his decision earlier Friday. India now instead play five ODIs against Sri Lanka in November.
BCCI release said, "WICB's inability to solve internal problems with his players and allowing it to affect bilateral ongoing series does not reflect well on anyone involved." The withdrawal had "given little importance to the future of the game, players and long lasting relations between the BCCI and WICB."
He said, "This is a unilateral decision by the WICB and the players, despite several appeals to the WICB to honor their commitment and complete the series." BCCI to "pursue all options" and look for "appropriate measures" of the International Criminal Court ", referring to the abrupt end to the tour, as" those acts of indiscretion. "
Before the fourth ODI, Dwayne Bravo, captain of the West Indies ODI, had indicated something serious was brewing when he told Ian Bishop, television commentator in the draw, spontaneously: "It's time to make a decision. "Bravo was accompanied by the entire team of the West Indies in the background.
The root cause behind the gap between the players and the West Indies Players Association Antilles (WIPA) was the memorandum of understanding and agreement combined negotiation between WIPA and WICB signed in September. Bravo, acting as representative of the player, had asserted that the president and CEO Wavell Hinds WIPA had kept the players in the dark about the MoU, signed without their consent.
On the eve of the first ODI in Kochi, Bravo had warned that if he did not cooperate Hinds and respond to questions raised by the players, a strike or a withdrawal form the tour of India can not be ruled out. Although Hinds finally answered, Bravo has continued to insist that Hinds would resign as CEO and president, and even asked the WICB to not communicate with WIPA until a solution is found. However, WICB President Dave Cameron sent a letter by email to Bravo saying the council would only commit to WIPA, complying with the memorandum of understanding signed in September.
