Admission of guilt: WICB apologises to BCCI

West Indies' tour of India was dramatically cancelled after the fourth of five scheduled ODIs, with the touring players opting to return home rather than take part in a Test series.

That decision came in the the wake of continued payment structure disputes between players and the WICB and West Indies Players' Association (WIPA).

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Tuesday that legal proceedings will be initiated against the WICB "due to the abrupt cancellation of this tour", while also announcing that all future bilateral tours between the two countries stand suspended.

After holding an emergency board meeting, the WICB is now seeking to build bridges with the BCCI, and ensure a proposed tour of South Africa - starting in December - goes ahead as scheduled.

A WICB statement read: "The board of directors of the WICB met to formally embark on the process of a careful and systematic review of relevant events and have, initially, decided as follows:

"1. To establish a task force, comprising critical stakeholders, to review the premature end of the tour to India. The task force will meet with all parties, including WIPA and the players, before reporting its findings to the board of directors.

"2. To request a meeting with the BCCI.
"3. To schedule an urgent debriefing with the West Indies team management unit.

"4. To assure Cricket South Africa that it will use its best endeavours to ensure a successful tour of South Africa as scheduled.

"The WICB is mindful of the related decisions of the BCCI working committee. In light of the long-standing good relationship between WICB and BCCI, which goes back decades and has produced numerous mutual benefits, the WICB looks forward to meeting with the BCCI to discuss these decisions which can have serious implications for West Indies cricket.

"WICB believes that a way can be found to repair the damage that has been caused and to ensure that similar events do not recur, with the focus being on the betterment of West Indies and world cricket."