The West Indies Cricket Board has appealed to the Board of Control for Cricket in India to come to a “mutually agreeable solution” over the recent abandoned series between the sides.
An internal contractual dispute led to the West Indies squad leaving India midway through a tour last month, with three Tests, a fifth ODI and one Twenty20 match unfulfilled.
The BCCI has responded with a £26.2m damages claim against the WICB, which it holds solely responsible for the financial loss incurred due to the cancellation.
It is well known that West Indian cricket does not have the means to meet such a figure and WICB officials are hopeful of forging a diplomatic solution, despite hard words from the BCCI secretary, Sanjay Patel, on Wednesday.
A statement released following a WICB directors meeting read: “The WICB confirms receipt of a letter from the BCCI. The WICB will continue to use its best endeavours to meet with the BCCI to discuss all relevant matters pertaining to the premature end to the tour of India.
“The WICB respects the decisions of the BCCI but continues to trust that discussions can result in a mutually agreeable resolution.
“The WICB reiterates that the events which led to the premature end to the tour of India were extremely unfortunate and the WICB is committed to ensuring that such events do not recur.”
The statement said categorically that the manager Richie Richardson had not been fired, contrary to speculation, though there was no reference to reports that all three West Indies captains – Denesh Ramdin, Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy – had been sacked
