KOCHI, India (CMC) — West Indies cricketers are threatening strike action on the eve of the One Day International (ODI) series against India, regional media reports have said.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) was warned that players may withdraw their services for the opening ODI scheduled to start at 4:00 am Eastern Caribbean time today, the Nation Newspaper reported.

The threat of strike comes less than three weeks after WICB and the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) signed what has been termed a landmark memorandum of understanding and collective bargaining agreement (MOU/CBA).

It appears that the players are not happy with some of the clauses in the new MOU/CBA.

The WICB is yet to issue an official statement on the dispute but according to reports, several players were not privy to many key sections of the agreement signed on September 18 by WICB president Dave Cameron and WIPA president and chief executive officer Wavell Hinds.

“We have a signed agreement with the players’ association,” The Nation quotes Cameron as saying.

“If there is some issue within the players’ ranks, that is another matter.”

At the centre of the players’ issues are decisions taken that significantly result in a decline in income.

It is understood that under the terms of the new MOU/CBA, a portion of the revenue, previously divided among West Indies players, would now be shared by the wider membership of WIPA.

Additionally, the players would no longer be entitled to a 25 per cent share of income the WICB secured from International Cricket Council events.

In their correspondence to the WICB the players have been quoted as saying that they would take drastic action, if their issues were not resolved.