New Dehli - The West Indies cricket team have abandoned their ongoing tour of India following an internal dispute and will fly home after Friday's fourth One Day International, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said.
"The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has informed the BCCI of its decision to cancel the rest of its ongoing tour to India because of a dispute with its players, and has advised the BCCI that its players will return home immediately," BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said in a statement on Friday.
The WICB and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) signed a new agreement last month covering pay and conditions but ODI captain Dwayne Bravo said players were kept in the dark about the talks and would not accept the outcome.
The leading players subsequently issued a strike threat but eventually took to field and were playing the fourth ODI at Dharamsala when an angry BCCI confirmed the abrupt end to the tour, which also included a fifth ODI, a Twenty20 International and three test matches.
"The BCCI is shocked and extremely disappointed at the decision taken by the WICB," Patel said.
"The WICB's inability to resolve internal issues with its players and allowing the same to affect an ongoing bilateral series does not reflect well on any of those involved." - Reuters