West Indies players blamed by board for collapse of India tour

The West Indies Cricket Board have blamed their players for the collapse of their tour of India.

A dispute between the board and the players boiled over during the fourth one-day international, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India releasing a statement claiming the remaining five games would be scrapped.

The West Indies authorities, who initially denied that their touring players were coming home, have now released a statement of their own, saying: "Players in the West Indies Squad currently in India represented by Mr Dwayne Bravo indicated to the WICB that the players have taken a decision to withdraw their services for the remainder of the tour of India.

"As a result of this action by the players the WICB was left with no option but to advise the BCCI that it will no longer be able to provide a West Indies team for the remaining five matches."

An offer to bring out a second-string team was rejected by the BCCI.