Out of the comfort zone
To suggest that bringing an end to two years of bitter disputes between the West Indies Board and the Players' Association with some words on sheets of paper, or trumpeting that the glitz, the money...
View ArticleWest Indies players to earn big pay packet
West Indies players could pocket between $200 000 and $300 000 each for just taking part in the World Cup
View ArticleOn slippery slope
Tony Cozier notes that as a preview to the World Cup, the two KFC Cup semi-finals on Thursday and Friday made for worrisome watching
View ArticlePoor preparation: Ramnarine
A lack of proper preparation is the key to West Indies' dismal performance in the World Cup, feels Dinanath Ramnarine, the WIPA president and CEO
View ArticleAnother tour, another crisis
Martin Williamson takes a look at the latest dispute set to hit West Indies cricket
View ArticleWest Indies board ready to take on players
The dispute between the West Indies board and the players took another twist yesterday when the WICB sid that it was prepared to replace any players who refused to sign the tour contracts
View ArticleRamnarine rebuts Aanensen on player contracts issue
Dinanath Ramnarine disputes Bruce Aanensen on his version of the arbitration process
View ArticleWIPA to meet with players in Trinidad
The West Indies Players' Association will be meeting a few of the members of the national side to discuss the ongoing battle regarding Match/Tour contracts
View ArticleWIPA claims players received death threats
Just when the sponsorship dispute between the West Indies cricket board and the players association appeared to be nearing resolution, the saga has taken another twist
View ArticleRamnarine allegations 'absolute rubbish'
Cricinfo has found no evidence to support comments made by Dinanath Ramnarine, the president of the West Indies Players' Association, that players have been threatened and intimidated during the...
View ArticleJust who does Ramnarine represent?
The general raison d'etre of any trade union or association is to act in the best interests of its membership
View ArticleWICB-WIPA tussle worsens
The ongoing impasse between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Players' Association (WIPA) deepened when the board alleged that the WIPA did not meet the deadline to resolve the sponsorship...
View ArticleWest Indies confirm first Test team
All but one of the 14-man squad named by the West Indies selectors for the first Test against South Africa in Guyana have signed match/tour contracts and so will be available to play
View ArticleTime running out for West Indies on Zimbabwe tour
Confusion over the West Indies A tour of Zimbabwe remains more than a week after Cricinfo revealed that the players' association had said that it was against the trip going ahead
View ArticleWest Indies players call for resignation of CEO
The West Indies national team have called for the resignation of Bruce Aanensen, the WICB's chief executive, highlighting what seems an almost irreparable divide between players and officials
View ArticleThe war of words
An exchange of letters between the West Indies board, the Players' Association, and the WICB
View ArticleRamnarine accuses board of "unilateral decision-making"
WIPA president Ramnarine signs strongly-worded media release
View ArticleRamnarine should heed Gordon's remarks
The WIPA has to see itself as being a trade union and more in the sense of having to reflect always on what damage, if any, its statements and actions are doing on the present and future prospects of...
View ArticleRamnarine lacking support and history
The West Indies Players' Association has expanded its activities and interests, and grown more vociferous and assertive, but respect and power seem elusive
View ArticleAanensen issues scathing reply to WIPA letter
Bruce Aanensen, the chief executive of the West Indies Cricket Board, has issued a reply to the letter from the West Indies Players Association
View ArticleRamnarine denies writing letter
West Indies Players Association (WIPA) president Dinanath Ramnarine issued a denial and counter-accusations yesterday in his latest response to the West Indies Cricket Board salvo in the spat between...
View ArticleHunte offers olive branch to players' association
Julian Hunte wasted no time in seeking to mend fences after being elected as the new president of the West Indies Cricket Board
View ArticleHunte looks to 'rebuild credibility'
Julian Hunte, who became the new West Indies Cricket Board president on Sunday, said that building confidence in the board's operations is one of his priorities as they aim to develop the game
View ArticleHunte: No more excuses for failure
It did not take long for Julian Hunte to identify his first priority on his return to West Indies cricket in July as president of the West Indies Cricket Board
View ArticleRamnarine pleased with contract negotiations
Dinanath Ramnarine has said that he is satisfied with the pace of negotiations with the West Indies Cricket Board
View ArticlePeace breaks out in the Caribbean
It looks like the days of rumblings and grumbling are over. At least for the time being
View ArticleRamnarine confident players will play Aussie Tests
Dinanath Ramnarine, the president of the West Indies Players Association, is confident that Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul will make themselves available for selection for the...
View ArticleTrinidad to host club Twenty20 competition
The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has announced a regional Twenty20 competition in Trinidad with a winner's prize of $1 million
View ArticleWhere spin is a sin
West Indies' rich legacy of pace bowling is mostly history, so why are they still not giving spinners a fair go?
View ArticleWICB removes blinkers at last
The West Indies Cricket Board shocked us all last week with a lengthy statement that, for a welcome change, dealt with cricket and nothing but cricket
View ArticleRamnarine re-elected WIPA president
Dinanath Ramnarine, the former legspinner, has been re-elected as president of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA)
View ArticleRamnarine quits WICB
The West Indies' player union president, Dinanath Ramnarine, has tendered his resignation as a director of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) after yet another dispute over contracts between the...
View ArticleFrom ecstasy to agony
Less than a week ago, the troubled face of West Indies cricket, for so long wreathed in the wrinkles of on-field mediocrity, administrative ineptitude and uncompromising player power, at last wore the...
View ArticleWest Indies players threaten England tour boycott
West Indies' spring tour of England could be severely undermined after it emerged five senior Caribbean players were threatening to withdraw from the series and play in the lucrative IPL
View ArticleBlame greedy boards, says WIPA chief
National cricketing bodies, not players, will be to blame if cricketers follow Chris Gayle's intended path and choose Twenty20 cricket over Tests, according to West Indies Players Association boss...
View ArticleWIPA claims 'no response' from board
The West Indies Players' Association has blamed the board for not responding to its submission of "marked up" retainer contracts last month
View ArticleThe origins of the issue
Cricinfo looks into the crisis among the West Indies players which have led to a second-string team taking on Bangladesh in the first Test at St Vincent
View Article'It's incorrect to say we have been unreasonable'
Are the WIPA's demands justified? The organisation's chief, Dinanath Ramnarine, explains why the responsibility for the latest contracts crisis lies with the WICB
View ArticleWICB denies mediator's claims
In another development, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is likely to broker a solution to the impasse
View ArticleWest Indies were almost disqualified from World Twenty20 - Riley
West Indies were almost disqualified from the ICC World Twenty20 in England, Colin Riley, who resigned as a director of the West Indies Cricket Board, has said
View ArticleWIPA alarmed by board's strong-arm tactics
Players' body advises members to "seek legal advice immediately and take whatever action such legal counsel deems appropriate"
View ArticleWest Indies closer to peace deal
The West Indies players' strike is almost over after the region's board and players' association reached agreement over their bitter contract dispute
View ArticleWIPA calls for longer first-class season
Dinanath Ramnarine has suggested the West Indies first-class competition be extended to two rounds
View ArticleMixed reactions to first-class changes
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is seemingly intent on extending the festive season well into the new year in its annual first-class tournament. Some don't share the vibes
View ArticleWIPA v weaklings
The impasse between the Guyana Cricket Board and the West Indies Players' Association days before the Champions League served as a repeat of the crisis involving Trinidad and Tobago last year
View ArticleRamnarine denies WICB payment claim
Dinanath Ramnarine has denied allegations from the West Indies board that he received US$150,000 during legal proceedings involving the two bodies
View ArticleWICB cuts contact with Ramnarine, WIPA backs chief
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has decided to snap contact with the president of the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) Dinanath Ramnarine
View ArticleWIPA name lead negotiators for WICB talks
West Indies Players' Association has said two of its directors, Dave Kissoon and Michael Hall, will lead its negotiations with the West Indies Cricket Board starting on Monday
View ArticleRamnarine resigns as WIPA chief
Dinanath Ramnarine has resigned as president and chief executive of the West Indies Players' Association effective March 31 and Wavell Hinds will succeed him
View ArticleThe militant man of the people
Board-player relations were at their most acrimonious during Dinanath Ramnarine's time as the WIPA chief, but he was more than just the trouble-maker he was made out to be
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