Ramnaresh Sarwan, the West Indies batsman, has said that he wasn't surprised at being dropped from the WICB's list of contracted players

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has backed the decision of its selection committee not to offer central retainer or developmental contracts to Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor or Narsingh Deonarine

West Indies have left out experienced allrounder Pamela Lavine from the squad for the ICC Women's Challenge to be held in South Africa in October

Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome Taylor and Denesh Ramdin have been demoted from the West Indies contract list

Cricinfo's primer on the teams competing in the 2010 Champions League Twenty20

West Indies players will have to make themselves available for selection into regional tournaments to stay eligible for being picked into their national team

Dinanath Ramnarine has denied allegations from the West Indies board that he received US$150,000 during legal proceedings involving the two bodies

The West Indies Cricket Board has questioned the West Indies Players Association's defence of its rejection of the ICC/FICA offer to end the disputes between the two Caribbean bodies

The WIPA has hit back at the WICB's request to reconsider an offer from the ICC and FICA to end their disputes, saying the board appeared to be having second thoughts over pursuing the legal course of action

Seven players - Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Shane Watson and Doug Bollinger - feature in the longlists for the three major categories for the 2010 annual ICC Awards

The West Indies Cricket Board has called on the region's players' association to reconsider an offer from the ICC and international players' union in a bid to end "years of acrimonious relations"

Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn and allrounder Darren Sammy have been identified by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) as possible candidates for enhanced central retainer contracts for the 2010-11 season

Kieron Pollard, the West Indies allrounder, has been cleared of serious injury after he was hit on the eye by a short ball from Dominic Cork during the Friends Provident t20 final at the Rose Bowl

WIPA has issued a statement responding to Tony Cozier's article on the stand-off between WIPA and the Guyana Cricket Board saying he did not obtain their version of events

The Guyana board has reached a settlement with its players which ends its impasse with the WIPA over the distribution of participation fees and issues concerning image rights during the Champions League T20

The days of overseas players in English domestic cricket forming lasting links with their county and become part of the club's fabric are long gone

Guyana top-order batsman Travis Dowlin said there was a great sense of anticipation in the country ahead of the side's campaign in the Champions League 2010 which he termed "a wonderful journey into the unknown"