The faltering West Indies summer tour of South Africa appears to have received a welcome note at the weekend as reports from the Caribbean suggest a meeting aimed at solving the contracts dispute which saw them abandon their India tour midway.
The West Indies cricket team sensationally abandoned their ODI tour of India in mid-roster, with Tests and Twenty20 International still left to be played.
The meeting aimed at solving the contracts dispute seems had a positive outcome although any official confirmation was still awaited, Sport24 reported.
It was reportedly revealed on Monday that feuding factions had reached a resolution. Media reports quoted St Vincent Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, who chaired the talks, as saying that very good progress had been made.
Gonsalves said that he thinks that on the basis of the discussions, they have the framework and the modalities for the resolution of the issues and for cricket lovers.
Of particularly heartening interest to South Africans, he added that he fully expects that the best team would be in South Africa representing West Indies.
There had been earlier speculation that a weakened West Indies side might be sent, omitting the 14 first-choice squad members who quit India early, incurring the wrath of the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which is seeking 42-million dollars in compensation from its Caribbean equivalent body, the WICB.
