Gonsalves proposes 'grand settlement'

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC):St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has written to CARICOM asking the regional body to communicate to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) his "grand settlement" proposal, aimed at diffusing the BCCI's US$42 million compensation claim against the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and ending the full-blown crisis.

Gonsalves told reporters in Kingstown on Monday that the grand settlement included five elements, the first of which was that the WICB settled the internal matter with the "India 14".

He was referring to the West Indies cricketers who prematurely ended their tour of India last month over a pay dispute with West Indies Players' Association (WIPA), resulting in the US$42 million claim in losses from the BCCI.

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