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Samuels has called on the WICB to "compromise" in their selection policy after he was omitted from West Indies' ODI squad, and suggested he could accept a Kolpak deal in county cricket if an agreement cannot be reached.

Samuels, twice man of the match in World T20 finals, was left out of West Indies' 15-man squad after electing to miss games in the Super 50 competition - the Caribbean regional List A tournament - in order to play in the more lucrative Pakistan Super League. Current WICB policy is that no player will be considered for the international team unless they have made themselves available for the entire regional competition in that format.

But Samuels, who claims he was offered double the value of his previous West Indies retainer contract (worth $135,000) to appear in the BPL, argues that the WICB could learn from the example of the boards of New Zealand and England, who allow their players to appear in overseas T20 leagues without it rendering them ineligible for international cricket. Late last year, Samuels was one of the three players - along with Darren Bravo and Carlos Brathwaite - to decline the WICB retainer. It is understood that Samuels was offered a Grade C contract worth $115,000, demoting him from the previous Grade B.

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In reply to mikesiva

now that he didnt get an IPL deal?

In reply to doosra

Samuels blatantly asking WICB to do for him what every other T20 league player has asked in the past and been told no.

Good on WICB to at least hold a steady hand on the application of the rule.

Really Marlon. Whereas I am an advocate for, if you playing in a foreign league you should still be considered for selection, once that league is held at a time prior to selection for West Indies duty. However, playing in a T20 league does not make you eligible for selection to 50/50, especially if your last two years performance at the senior level was poor and your two matches in the just concluded List A series was pathetic, then do not expect to be selected.

In reply to matchstick

Why would you pay for a 36 year old part time bowler action to be rectified

Samuels is pulling the loyalty card but he doesn't seem to realize that personnel change and that affects loyalty.

The person in charge now has no loyalty to him.