Tag Archives: 2014 India series

A West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) director, speaking on the condition of anonymity, has questioned CARICOM’s ability to solve the present impasse between the regional cricket body and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and suggested that only the International Cricket Council (ICC) can save West Indies …

West Indies test cricket captain Denesh Ramdin has responded to news of his imminent replacement at the helm of his local team by accusing the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) of intentionally attempting to humiliate him. The following is a press statement by Ramdin: I wish to make this public …

Trinidad and Tobago cricket captain Denesh Ramdin left a meeting with the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) on Monday evening convinced that he had lost his post at the helm of the team. “I am axed as captain and they announced Rayad Emrit will be captain going forward for …

The West Indies cricket team has retained legal counsel in its bid to overturn the contentious Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)/Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed on their behalf by West Indies Players Association (WIPA) president Wavel Hinds in September. The agreement was allegedly struck without the approval or knowledge …

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) could face a US$65 (TT$412) million lawsuit, according to the ESPN CricInfo, for abandoning its tour of India due to internal wrangling with its players. This figure was calculated using India’s home series against the West Indies in the 2013/14 season as a guide …

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) admitted to cancelling the India series but blamed the West Indies players in general and its One Day International (ODI) captain Dwayne Bravo in particular for the scandal. Earlier today, the WICB stated, in a release carried on its own website, that “contrary to …

In an unprecedented move, the West Indies cricket team has abandoned its tour of India with three Test matches and a One Day International (ODI) and T20 fixture yet to be completed. It is the first time in the history of cricket, according to ESPN CricInfo, that a series has …

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has refused to reopen negotiations with its cricket team over their new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)/Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in a decision that is likely to deepen resentment between players and administrators during the ongoing India series. West Indies’ One Day International (ODI) squad …

West Indies cricketers representing the region in all three formats of the game stand to lose over US$52,000 (TT$330,000) in compensation for the ongoing India series, which represents a startling 64 percent drop in earnings. Even more eye-raising is the fact that this loss in earnings was agreed to by the …

The following is a letter, leaked exclusively to Wired868, which was sent today by the West Indies cricket team to West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron and CEO Michael Muirhead on the eve of tomorrow’s ODI against India. The players have urged Cameron to use his conscience …

The following is a letter by West Indies Players Association (WIPA) president Wavell Hinds in response to a dispatch from the West Indies’ ODI cricket team, which is headed by captain Dwayne Bravo, that called for his resignation: Dear Mr. Bravo, Thank you for your e-mail of October 7th and congratulations to …

The West Indies cricket team agreed to play today’s opening One Day International (ODI) against India in Kochi with just two hours to spare before the scheduled start of the match at 2.30 pm local time (4.53 am TT time) today in a move that would come as a relief …