Narine of course would have wanted to play for WI but there are certain things that indicate your dedication as a player. A team starts practicing before a tour or series and if you want to be part of the team, you better participate in those. If you are busy playing around in other leagues which have nothing to do with the series ahead, you are obviously giving a feeling that you give damn about your own team. There should be a good balance in these things. I don't know what's exactly the case with Narine but if I can recall he was given ultimatum or some sort to join WI training or ipl (?) You can say f*** training with national team and the individual can just join the team on the day the match starts and perform still. But things don't run this away. Shakib's example comes to my mind. He went to play CPL despite his team's training schedule clashing and chandika plus board were not particularly happy with this. This and mixed with some other disciplinary things, he got banned. Supported the decision because it felt like he was thinking himself as bigger than the team. Now Shakib could easily show middle finger to the board and start to live as mercenary t20 player.That did not happen because he was willing to play for BD more than anything else. This does not mean Narine or Gayle or whoever has to accept everything WI board trying to dish out on them. I don't know the cases inside out but think the blame does not rest solely on WI board for not picking those players. Certainly not for all of them.
Well I'm glad you admit you don't know the case inside out - because your statement proves that conclusively, so let me help you my friend.
During that 2014 NZ series the WICB sent out a press release saying regarding the IPL clash situation with Narine:
“Narine had indicated by the May 24 deadline that he will join the squad on June 1 as required,” stated a WICB release, on May 28. “Narine subsequently advised the WICB on May 28 that he would not be able to meet the June 1 requirement.
“Narine’s decision not to join the camp by June 1 will result in him not being considered for selection to the West Indies squad for the Tests Series v New Zealand (June 8 to 30).”
But the New Zealand cricket board, whose own captain Brendon McCullum was a late returnee from the IPL, expressed a different view about making concessions for the India-based players.
This is what NZ coach Mike Hesson said at the time -
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“Having players join the group at different times is something we’ve become accustomed to with the different formats of the game these days,”. “For those coming from the IPL, it’s not like they’ve been on holiday. They’ve been immersed in cricket for a long time so the transition won’t be as difficult.”
In New Zealand’s first warm-up game in Jamaica, the Kiwis used an unknown Jamaican player, Myron Wilson, to complete their XI, due to the late arrival of several star players from the IPL. There is no evidence that this created an uproar in New Zealand.
Myron Wilson | West Indies Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo
Tour Match: Jamaica Select XI v New Zealanders at Florence Hall, May 29-30, 2014 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
NZ repeated this same sane approach this year ahead their England tour regarding their star players.
I see you quoted Richard Pybus - but if you read his 19 point plan to revamp Caribbean cricket, points to the establishment of a window for IPL players in point 14; but, in point 7, says priority must be given to West Indies selection.
http://windiescricket.com/sites/default/files/West_Indies_Cricket_Systems_Report_2014_-_Prepared_By_Richard_Pybus.pdf
How could an IPL window not include the final of that competition?
So essentially WICB made a mountain out of a molehill when they could have easily let Narine play the final and then come after to play the test series, NZCB acted with sense and we know who won that series in the end.
