West Indies spinner Sunil Narine will miss this month’s home Test series against New Zealand just because he failed to report on time (June 1) for a series preparatory camp due to his Indian Premier League final commitment for Kolkata Knight Riders.

On the surface, this appears to be an act of indiscipline; even a case of putting the interests of his franchise ahead of the West Indies. However, a closer look at his predicament reveals that he was being placed in an impossible situation by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) which is now driven by a new Director of Cricket Richard Pybus.