The death of West Indies Test cricket

I have followed the current impasse between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the West Indies Players Association (Wipa), West Indies players and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from ball one.  I was in the kitchen so to speak close to the heat in Dharamshala, India, when the decision was made to call off the tour. What has transpired over the past few days has left me with the view that this impasse did not have to go down to this low level. One has to understand that the BCCI was aware of the problems very early on and they did not shy away from having their say in the matter.

The first talk of a threat came in the Southwestern City of Kochi and the BCCI did speak to the West Indies players. They went ahead and played the match and the BCCI was at the point buying time, hoping that the warring parties would come together. At this point, the BCCI officials were still talking favourably about the WICB.  No one was getting angry because any board could have issues with their players. Some years ago the BCCI had their problems with their players so they understood. As time went on, the BCCI waited for a positive response from the WICB. They waited on the WICB because they did not enter into any agreement with the players or Wipa.
www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2014-11-01/arrogant-move-wicb-official