It has been almost a month since the self-centered myopic decision taken by the West Indies players aggressively led by Dwayne Bravo to abruptly abandon their tour of India due to a pay dispute. Now finally Cricket’s world governing body – the International Cricket Council (ICC ) has in no uncertain terms condemned the action by the players and laid down the law as well it should.
Unlike the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), who essentially for purposes of their US$42 million lawsuit pointed the finger of blame squarely at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the ICC with no such axe to grind directed its ire and its admonition at the players, stating unequivocally – “The ICC and all of its Member Boards noted with deep disappointment the recent decision of the West Indies players to abandon an international tour without fulfilling the contractually agreed playing obligations between the WICB and the BCCI.”
And in a stern warning to not only Bravo and his misguided cohorts who undertook such a mindless ploy to abort the tour in midstream, but to any who might even consider similar action in the future, the ICC in a weighty document emanating from a recent meeting at its headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates states, “Players who behave in a similar manner in the future will not only risk breaching disciplinary rules of the relevant Member Board and being sanctioned accordingly, but may also put in
