India suspends future tours to West Indies

NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (AFP): India's cricket chiefs Tuesday suspended future tours to the Caribbean following the West Indies' decision last week to abandon their visit to India.

"All bilateral tours between BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and the WICB (West Indies Cricket Board) stand suspended," BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said in a statement.

India were scheduled to tour the Caribbean in February-March 2016 to play three Tests, five one-dayers and a Twenty20 international.

The BCCI also announced it would "initiate legal proceedings against the WICB due to the abrupt cancellation of this tour".

India's cricket chief had warned of "serious action" against the West Indies for abandoning their tour. Tuesday's statement comes after the BCCI's working committee held an emergency meeting in Hyderabad.