West Indies cricket dispute close to being resolved, according to reports
Monday 3 November 2014 17:35, UK
The crisis currently engulfing West Indian cricket could be close to an end, according to reports in the Caribbean.
The West Indies squad dramatically abandoned their tour of India last month due to disputes over a contract agreement signed by the West Indies Cricket Board and the players' association (WIPA).
However, meetings have now taken place in a bid to resolve the dispute, chaired by the prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, and said to include WICB president Dave Cameron as well as players Dwayne Bravo and Denesh Ramdin.
Gonsalves is quoted by the Trinidad Express newspaper saying: "I think that on the basis of the discussions, we have the framework and the modalities for the resolution of the issues and for cricket-lovers.
"Everybody is going back to their various entities. The 14 players who were in India, they have to talk to their WIPA leadership and their colleagues and (Cameron) has to speak to his colleagues on the board, but believe us, we made very good progress."
Some form of resolution could now be on the cards in time for the West Indies to fulfil their December tour of South Africa.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is claiming a reported £26million in damages after the tour of India was called off and that problem may be harder to overcome for the West Indies.
