The West Indies Players' Association claimed that the seven suspended players received death threats over the contract dispute.
A WICB spokesman said the Board will probe the Marlon Samuels episode and take action "consistent with the law".
The players have now agreed to sign contracts for the Australia tour subject to negotiations.
West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor feels that the loss to India in their World Twenty20 warm-up fixture, in Kolkata, has given his team a reality check.
West Indies wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs, who retired last week, has been praised as a role model.
The one-day series between India and West Indies, to be played in Canada in September, was cancelled on Friday.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to add two more teams to the main draw of the reinstated World T20 in 2018, a report said. The development followed after a meeting of Associate nations during the first day of ICC's annual conference in Edindurgh on Wednesday. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, there were also indications that the representatives of the Associate nations on the ICC board may get full voting rights as well.
Nagpur Police haven't field a case against Marlon Samuels since he hasn't violated any law of the land.
The West Indies captain won three awards, included the coveted Cricketer of the Year.
A contract dispute delayed the start of a three-week training camp in Barbados for the squad to tour Australia early next year.
Both hit half centuries to guide the West Indies to 271-6 on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has been banned from bowling for 12 months by the International Cricket Council after undergoing testing on his action.
West Indies captain Jason Holder's week went from bad to worse on Sunday when he was fined 60 percent of his match fee for a slow over rate during the first Test loss to Australia and could face a ban if the tourists repeat the offence.
West Indies came up with a splendid performance with both bat and ball as they thrashed World XI by 72 runs in the Hurricane Relief Twenty20 Challenge at Lord's, on Thursday.
The West Indies captain said Sachin Tendulkar's absence would deprive the younger players in his team a chance to learn from the Indian batting genius.
Grenadian Prime Minister has intervened in a bid to end a contract dispute between WICB and the players.
"The BCCI is not bothered about their internal issues. But as far as we are concerned the match is on," Board secretary Sanjay Patel said.
West Indies women took a step closer towards a semi-final berth after comfortably beating Bangladesh by 49 runs to register their second win in the ICC World T20 cricket tournament, in Chennai, on Sunday.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the interesting numbers from the second day of Kingston Test between West Indies and India
West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has severely criticised the Cricket Board's (WICB) move to axe Shivnarine Chanderpaul from the national team and has called for a honourary send-off to the veteran batsman by including him in two-Test home series against Australia.
The West Indies Cricket Board will ask for a meeting with its Indian counterparts as it seeks to find a way out of the crisis caused by the abandonment of the recent tour.
The veteran opener remains a dangerous batsman capable of single-handedly destroying any bowling attack with his trademark power-hitting which makes him one of the sought-after players in Twenty20 leagues across the cricketing world.
Senior West Indian players may miss the triangular series in Australia following a contract row.
A dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and its players is threatening to disrupt preparations for their tour of Australia in January.
The hosts, who ended a 10-match losing streak in one-day internationals against England, made 289 for six with left-hander Shimron Hetmyer hitting a magnificent unbeaten 104 from 83 balls, including four sixes.
West Indies have replaced wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin with Shane Dowrich for the four-Test series at home to India.
The South Africa fast bowler was fined half his match fees for sticking out his tongue to a West Indies player on the final day of the first cricket Test.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday suspended all bilateral cricket tours with the West Indies and decided to initiate legal proceedings against the West Indies Cricket Board for abruptly calling off its tour of India last week.
Legendary West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding has chosen to empathise with the West Indies players for deciding to return home abruptly over a pay dispute while slamming the Caribbean cricket board for the sport's constant downfall in the region.
India may scrap their tour of West Indies in 2016 after the Caribbean team's abrupt pullout on Friday, said an angry Indian cricket board (BCCI) which is also considering legal actions and seeking intervention of the game's world governing body.
Pooran was last seen in action for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the IPL, scoring 353 runs from 14 matches.
'BCCI offered to pay WI players whatever we were losing'
The third umpire ruled Jadeja out after which Kohli looked miffed and rose from his seat before having a word with the fourth umpire Anil Choudhary. However, he did not enter the field of play.
West Indies beat South Africa by three wickets in a low-scoring thriller in their World Twenty20 Super 10 match on Friday to join New Zealand in the semi-finals. The West Indian attack responded brilliantly to captain Darren Sammy's decision to bowl first on a slow pitch offering help as they restricted South Africa to 122 for eight. The 2012 champions looked comfortable for most of their run chase but leg-spinner Imran Tahir struck twice in consecutive deliveries in his last over to haul his side back into the game.
West Indies captain Darren Sammy believes that starting as underdogs against favourites India in the Thursday's ICC World T20 semi-final, in Mumbai, could prove to be beneficial for his team, as the hosts will be under a lot of pressure to win at all costs in front of home fans.
Afghanistan have a long way to go before they can challenge the leading Test nations and the best way to bridge the gap is to play regularly against their 'A' teams, coach Phil Simmons said after the team's deflating long-form debut against India.
Sri Lanka suffered a stunning batting collapse as they suffered a crushing 226-run defeat in the first Test against West Indies in Port of Spain.
Rahul Johri has been included in the six-member working group, set up by the ICC, to consider the sanctioning of players' release for the franchise-based Twenty20 leagues across the world.
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