West Indies’ woes are hard to endure

JUST as a strong Yorkshire is good for the health of English cricket, with our history, tradition and catchment area, so a vibrant West Indies is important for the health of the international game, writes Chris Waters.

Cricket is woven into the soul of the West Indian people, which is why it is so sad to witness the team’s fall from grace in recent times.

At present, the West Indies are eighth in the Test and one-day international rankings.

Writing as one whose boyhood hero was the great Viv Richards, their present predicament is scarcely credible.

Now things have taken an even greater turn for the worse following the abandonment of their tour to India, owing to a pay dispute between the players and the West Indies Cricket Board.

This has left the Indian board an estimated £31m out of pocket and could have dire ramifications if they opt to sue their West Indies’ counterparts.

In the meantime, the West Indies’ forthcoming trip to South Africa is under threat, as is their participation in next year’s World Cup, which is closely followed by a home series with England.

Most seriously of all, crowds in the Caribbean are dwindling rapidly as more people fall out of love with the game.
yorkshirepost.co.uk

Whaddabout the Health of the individual countries ,like Guyana ?  :-[

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a vibrant West Indies is important for the health of the international game, writes Chris Waters.
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ICC / BCCI  may help the International community to understand :

The silliness of a non existent west indian Nation....

TIME to break it up !

[quote author=ketchim link=topic=93476.msg594849#msg594849 date=1413759968]
ICC / BCCI  may help the International community to understand :

The silliness of a non existent west indian Nation....

TIME to break it up !

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ok..so what are your plans fuh BG?

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ok..so what are your plans fuh BG?
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Waive Associate status : beat Ireland , Bangladesh, Zimbabwe.

AND ( drum roll , please ) : whatever is left of  West Indies  :-[

If the BCCI asks WICB to pay damages, the WICB will pull out of the WICB.

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If the BCCI asks WICB to pay damages, the WICB will pull out of the WICB.
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They have to a get a judgment first Bro. 

That involves commencing an action and taking it to trial.  Could be years before the BCCI gets a judgment (assuming they win).  The most likely possibility is that the matter will settle and resolve with the WICB paying some sort of monetary restitution structured over x number of years and being the biatch boys for the BCCI at ICC meetings whenever their votes are needed among other things

The WICB could in turn bring in WIPA, and each and every individual member of the squad which cause the tour to end, as Third Party Defendants to the lawsuit claiming contribution and indemnity for any damages payable to the BCCI (if the WICB should lose of course).

Oh what a tangled web they weave.

Loyds of London

It indeed is hard to endure. It's really painful to see them in such a precarious situation. They might mot play in the next IPL.