That world cricket may not see the West Indies playing again is not an alarmist view anymore. It’s as possible as tomorrow’s sunrise. For, the problems concerning the players and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) are too deep-rooted for even the best of optimists.

At the heart of the problem, though, is the players union whose chief, Wavell Hinds (a former West Indies batsman), expected the players to sign contracts whose contents were not what they agreed to.