Maverick batsman Chris Gayle opted out of the ODI and T20 series against India citing personal reasons as the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) named three fresh faces for the assignment.
'Being a TV actor is an expensive job.'
Nine West Indian players were part of IPL 2021.
Bravo, Pollard, Narine not named in 25 for India visa applications
'We were never going to force or try to coerce and we didn't ask them to reconsider.'
West Indian batsman Marlon Samuels, who top-scored in both of the team's T20 World Cup final wins during a career that also had its share of controversies including a two-year ban for corruption, has retired from all forms of cricket.
Players have been embroiled in contractual disputes with Cricket West Indies (CWI) for several years, with the team even abandoning a tour of India midway through their 2014 series over a payment structure row.
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