WICB honour payment for players

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced it is to pay West Indies players $135,000 of outstanding sponsorship fees and incentive payments for their tour of Australia last year.

The board were quick to confirm that the sponsors, Digicel, weren't responsible for the delay in payment. In a press release on Saturday, the board said that "it has put facilities in place to settle these outstanding liabilities," which would take place on Monday January 30. The board also reiterated that "payments from the team sponsors Digicel are fully up-to-date and Digicel is in no way responsible for the delay in payment."

This isn't the first payment dispute to surface in the West Indies. Speaking to CaribbeanCricket.com, a source was quoted as saying "[the] WICB is always in breach of the contract. This is something that happens all the time, every time".