West Indies Cricket Fans

Kingston (Jamaica): West Indies international players could find themselves having to choose between the maroon colours and colours of their franchises with the schedule of their national cricket outings clashing with the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 championship.

The fifth edition of the IPL will be the longest, running from April 4 to May 27, and will clash with Australia`s tour of the Caribbean and the West Indies trip to England.

West Indies are scheduled to host Australia in three Tests and five One-Day Internationals between March 14 and April 23, before heading to England for three Tests, three ODIs and a T20 International from May 1 to June 20 Link

Will WICB field a full strength team against AUS or ENG?

Well, we know Gayle won't be playing...let's see what happens to Pollard and Big Bravo.

I just pray they don't come hunting for Narine, Cooper, Simmons and Russell, Cricinfo already suggested that the "hawks" were watching Russell and the way Narine tore up the IPL i'm certain they will be after him, but will the WICb get there first and make sure he stays loyal to his country? lets see.

AFRO wrote:I just pray they don't come hunting for Narine, Cooper, Simmons and Russell, Cricinfo already suggested that the "hawks" were watching Russell and the way Narine tore up the IPL i'm certain they will be after him, but will the WICb get there first and make sure he stays loyal to his country? lets see.

It may be too late for that....

The story going the rounds is that the IPL has already signed up Simmons, and that they're talking to four or five more Trinis during the coming fortnight while they're playing in the Super50 in Guyana. My guess is that Badree, Narine and Cooper are among them. The TTCB seems to have authorised WIPA to act on their behalf, so it seems that the TTCB has more faith in WIPA and the IPL than in the WICB and West Indies.