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Full coverage of the West Indies payment dispute

Full coverage of the payment dispute between the West Indies players, their board and players' association, which led to the team abruptly pulling out of their 2014 tour of India

On September 19, 2014, following years of often bitter disputes, the WICB and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) signed a new collective bargaining agreement and memorandum of understanding. The agreement, according to WIPA, was expected to bring "stability" to the system, but on the eve of West Indies' first ODI on a tour to India, one-day captain Dwayne Bravo came out strongly against WIPA president Wavell Hinds, claiming that he had "hoodwinked" the team by signing an agreement that resulted in a significant pay-cut for the players. Following an exchange of emails among the players, WIPA and the WICB, West Indies abruptly pulled out of the tour of India with one ODI, one T20 and three Tests pending. Here's a look at the matter in detail:
2016
April 6
News - 'WICB the most unprofessional board in the world' - Bravo
Interview - Dave Cameron: 'I just want us to get better. I am tired of losing'
Interview - Dave Cameron: 'My role is to run the business and your role is to play cricket to the best of your ability'
April 5
News - Board and players need to compromise - WICB president
April 4
News - Victories Windies offered seat at WICB table
April 3
News - Emotional Sammy gutted by lack of WICB support
February 28
Cozier - The time for dialogue with the WICB seems past
February 15
News - Darren Bravo pulls out of World T20; 12 players in for West Indies
February 12
News - Pollard, Narine pull out of World T20 squad
February 11
Darren Sammy - 'West Indies are stagnant. We are not going anywhere'
News - 'Players never said they would strike' - Sammy
February 10
News - West Indies players given four days to accept terms
February 9
News - Contract crisis threatens West Indies on eve of World T20
January 13
News - Uncontracted players still eligible for selection - WICB
January 1
News - Cameron, WICB reject CARICOM report
2015
December 24
News - BCCI clears India's tour of West Indies
December 16
News - Too much politics killing West Indies cricket - Bravo
November 5
News - BCCI to consider lifting sanctions on WICB
News - CARICOM suggests 'immediate dissolution' of WICB
November 1
Cozier - WICB: All talk, little action
September 27
Cozier - West Indies still reeling from India pullout
July 16
News - WICB drops disciplinary charge against Gayle
February 10
Michael Holding - Culture of West Indies cricket administration needs changing
January 28
News - WICB seeks mediation with BCCI
January 23
News - BCCI issues ultimatum to WICB
January 12
News - Gayle slams WICB over Pollard, Bravo omissions
January 11
News - Gayle and Narine refuse WICB contracts
2014
December 15
News - 'WICB must build pillars of trust'
November 21
News - Lara counsels trust-building to defuse crisis
Video - 'WICB must regain players' trust,' says Lara
November 20
Features - Fix the West Indies problem once and for all
November 16
Cozier - The players have been saved, but what of the WICB?
November 10
News - FICA chief calls for return of FTP
November 9
News - ICC warns against West Indies repeat
Cozier - West Indies top brass need to recognise need for change
November 4
Feature - Dear West Indies cricket
November 3
News - WICB standoff with players ends - reports
News - 'I would love South Africa tour to go ahead' - Gayle
November 2
Cozier - The ICC should act as a caretaker for the West Indies board
November 1
News - BCCI demands $42m in damages from WICB
October 30
News - West Indies won't be 'lost', says Edwards
News - WICB lobbies regional players
News - WICB urged to seek CARICOM mediation in player standoff
October 28
Garth Wattley - Players' player Hinds needs to win back trust
October 27
News - Samuels disputes Bravo version of events
Interview - Samuels: Bravo needs to explain what is happening
News - 'India could have taken West Indies to the cleaners' - Bishop
Video - 'WIPA didn't support me when needed'
News - FICA hopes to engage with West Indies players
October 25
News - Samuels wanted to finish India tour, Bravo 'shocked'
October 22
News - WICB in danger of being suspended from ICC
Garth Wattley - WICB must tread on eggshells with care
Mark Butcher - 'Losing West Indies would be a catastrophe'
October 21
News - BCCI suspends all bilateral tours to West Indies
News - No IPL penalty for West Indies players
News - WICB seeks meeting with BCCI
Video - 'Potentially catastrophic for West Indies'
Audio - 'BCCI seeking deterrent, not damages'
October 20
News - BCCI unlikely to claim damages from WICB
News - WICB to decide on players' fate on Tuesday
October 19
Tony Cozier - A rock, a hard place and the WICB
Cartoon - Covering losses
October 18
News - BCCI's damages bill may touch $65m
Video - 'A lose-lose situation' - Cozier
Video - 'BCCI should cut ties with West Indies' - Anurag Thakur
News - 'Can't see West Indies at World Cup if standoff remains' - Cozier
October 17
News - West Indies pull out of India tour
Video - 'Repercussions of pullout will be huge'
News - IPL stakes will influence decisions on players
News - Sri Lanka to fill West Indies void in India
News - 'We were left no option' - WICB
News - Players hold WICB responsible
News - 'Had to convince West Indies to play in Dharamsala' - Sanjay Patel
October 16
News - WICB ready to meditate, but will only talk to WIPA
October 15
News - Bravo-Hinds battle intensifies in email exchange
October 12
Tony Cozier - A painfully familiar crisis
October 11
News - Players call for WICB to intervene, WIPA board to resign
October 10
News - Richards lauds 'perfect reply' from West Indies
October 8
News - West Indies play, but problems persist
October 7
News - Players mull strike over pay structure
News - Full text of Dwayne Bravo's letter to WIPA president Hinds
September 19
News - WICB, WIPA sign new agreement