By Earl Best
It wasn’t going to be the worst of teams but it also wasn’t likely to be the best of teams. So it is not entirely surprisingly that some players were determined not to commit to playing with the current West Indies side as and when the West Indies Cricket Board dictated. We are, after all, firmly in the era of the mercenary cricketer. Therefore, it is not entirely surprising either that the reluctant signatories would be the ones whose services have been so much in demand in previous seasons that they quite reasonably feel they can maximize their earnings by keeping their options open.
Thus, offered A-grade one-year central retainer contracts worth