West Indies players were offered a one hundred percent increase in their salary to tour Pakistan by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for two T20 international in Lahore, but Cricket West Indies (CWI) decided that player’s safety was of paramount concern.
The PCB trying to get international cricket back in Pakistan after being banned after the attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2010, had asked Cricket West Indies (CWI) to tour for two games in March.
However, CWI decided against allowing the team to tour Pakistan because of safety concerns after the Federation of International Cricket Associations (FICA) sent out a release warning players against travelling to the country.
Guardian Media understands that the players were each being offered US$10,000 for the two matches, which represents an increase of 100 percent on their normal T20 match fee of US$2,500. A source close to the situation told Guardian Media that, “The players were being offered US$10,000 to tour for just the two games but at this time the security situation has to be taken very seriously into consideration.”

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I'm sure a few fellas wouldn't of mind

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Seems like that FICA warning left the apparently willing Cricket West Indies (100% increase for players) with no other option than to say no to that tour.

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And those WIPA/WICB/CWI dolts had to decline the invite and stiff the players out of eating a food. But, what's new!

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Would they live to enjoy the big bucks

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Will there be a rebel tour?

This will be the REALEST rebel tour ever, like guerilla rebels..players will have to be armed.

I remember as a kid hearing about rebel tours..thats what i actually envsioned, cos I'd only heard "rebel" being used in the news to describe guerilla fighters

It looks like they will never see
another International touring team
in their country.
The Osama effect will live on for much
longer

When apartheid SA lured with big money,quite a few WI players succumbed to the lure. There appears to unanimity to not tour in this case.

Fear for life because of terrorism more important that moral stand against Apartheid.

QED!