Darren Sammy denies West Indies T20 strike

Darren Sammy insists his team-mates are not threatening to pull out of the World Twenty20 as a pay dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) rumbles on.

T20 captain Sammy has claimed the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) was not authorised to negotiate contracts for the tournament with the WICB.

According to Sammy, the terms agreed are unacceptable and represent a significant drop on previous international events.

The impasse has led to fears key players will refuse to attend, forcing West Indies to send a second-string team to the event in India, which starts on March 8.

And while Sammy has claimed there is no threat of a strike, he called for the WICB to double its offer.

"Under my watch players have never said they would strike or not take part in the World Cup," he told ESPN Cricinfo. "All we've said is we don't accept the terms given or agreed by an association that doesn't represent us.

"We players are not happy with the remuneration offered by the WICB to participate in the World T20. We have not given any authorisation to WIPA to negotiate on our behalf.

"A large number of players in the squad do not receive any significant remuneration from WICB at all, so we want the opportunity to negotiate fairly the financial terms within the contract.

"In the past 25 per cent of the income received by the WICB for participating in ICC tournaments was distributed to the squad. The remuneration being offered now compared to previous World Cup events is shocking to say the least.

"We are being offered now just $6,900 per match across the board irrespective of experience. Players are being asked to start providing services from nearly four weeks ahead of the World Cup and be guaranteed just $27,600 if they play all the guaranteed matches which is a staggering reduction. What happens to a player who does not feature in a match?

"The WICB say they cannot figure out what 25 per cent of the participation fee is as the ICC's formula has changed. Surely they [WICB] must know a figure. What is it?

"We want the match fees to be doubled. I have also written to the WICB asking if they have got a sponsor for the team, and what is the sponsorship revenue. We need answers."

West Indies won the WorldT20 in Sri Lanka in 2012.