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'There is no axe to grind' - Lloyd

Jan 13, 2015: Former West Indies captain and the current chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd has said it was "very difficult" to drop the pair of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard from the World Cup squad

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'Players must show some loyalty to our cricket'

Jan 13, 2015: In an exclusive interview with ESPNcricinfo, West Indies chief selector Clive Lloyd explains the exclusion of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard from the World Cup squad, and shares his thoughts on the road ahead for the team

South Africa v West Indies, 2nd T20, Johannesburg

Gayle slams selectors over Bravo, Pollard omissions

Jan 12, 2015: Chris Gayle has launched a scathing attack on the West Indies Cricket Board and the Clive Lloyd-led selection panel for dropping the senior pair of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard from the ODI series and the World Cup

World Cup 2015

Narine picked for World Cup

Jan 11, 2015: West Indies have picked Sunil Narine among their 15 members headed for the World Cup. As reports suggested, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard are not among the squad

Is West Indies Test cricket doomed?

Jan 11, 2015: Talented players like Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo are not given chances in Test cricket, nor do they have any incentives to play it

World Cup 2015 news

No Bravo, Pollard for World Cup: Ramnarine

Jan 8, 2015: Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard are not part of 15-man West Indies World Cup squad according to Dinanath Ramnarine, though the WICB has not yet announced officially the World Cup squad

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Bravo's sacking 'travesty of justice' - Gonsalves

Dec 25, 2014: St Vincent and Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has accused WICB president Dave Cameron for "dishonouring" the agreement that the players who abandoned the India tour in October would not be victimised

Why punish the West Indies players when the administration is to blame?

Dec 23, 2014: As ever, the West Indies board has taken the short-term view and removed supposedly troublesome players instead of recognising its own incompetence

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'Bravo, Pollard, Sammy being victimised'

Dec 23, 2014: The lawyer representing Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Darren Sammy has called the move by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to drop the trio from the ODI squad for the South Africa tour an attempt to push the trio into "cricket's political wildernes

West Indies in South Africa 2014-15

Bravo, Sammy, Pollard out of ODI side

Dec 21, 2014: Dwayne Bravo, Darren Sammy and Kieron Pollard have been left out of the West Indies side for the five-match series against South Africa

West Indies in South Africa 2014-15

Holder appointed West Indies ODI captain

Dec 20, 2014: Jason Holder has replaced Dwayne Bravo as West Indies' ODI captain and will lead the team in the five-match ODI series against South Africa, which starts from January 16, 2015

The West Indies crisis

Bravo needs to explain what is happening - Samuels

Oct 27, 2014: Marlon Samuels talks about his disagreement with Dwayne Bravo over West Indies' pullout from their India tour and holds WIPA president Wavell Hinds responsible for the payment dispute with the board

South Africa domestic news

Gayle, Bravo, Pollard among Ram Slam's overseas signings

Oct 27, 2014: Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Chris Gayle, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell and Craig Kieswetter are the Ram Slam's overseas signings for the 2014-15 season

The West Indies crisis

Samuels wanted to finish India tour, Bravo 'shocked'

Oct 25, 2014: Adding a new twist to West Indies' pullout from their India tour, Dwayne Bravo, their ODI captain, has said he is "shocked" at statements by team-mate Marlon Samuels, who indicated earlier this week that he had not wanted to quit during the series

No time for India and West Indies to squabble

Oct 23, 2014: Why the BCCI should use a carrot, not a stick, in its approach to the WICB

The West Indies crisis

WICB seeks meeting with BCCI

Oct 21, 2014: Following the end of a marathon emergency board meeting, the West Indies Cricket Board expressed "sorrow" for the events that lead to West Indies aborting their tour of India last week

West Indies in India 2014-15

'We were left with no option' - WICB

Oct 17, 2014: The WICB has said it was left with no option but to "discontinue" the tour of India after the players had informed the board through the team management that they would be returning back to the Caribbean

West Indies in India 2014-15

Players hold WICB responsible for pullout

Oct 17, 2014: The West Indies players have said the WICB was responsible for the decision to pullout of their ongoing tour of India because of a dispute over the payment structure

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WICB ready to mediate, but will only talk to WIPA

Oct 16, 2014: In a jolt to the West Indies players, the WICB has made it clear to them that it will "engage" only with the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) in any attempt to break the deadlock between the groups

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Bravo-Hinds battle intensifies in email exchange

Oct 15, 2014: The growing impasse between West Indies players and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has intensified with both sides exchanging bitter emails in the past week