The whole point of the NOC's was to curb and/or eliminate the idea of players bypassing playing for their respective countries and choosing foreign domestic T20 instead. Bravo and Pollard have said, and have demonstrated by their actions, that they are not committed to West Indies cricket and would rather pursue foreign domenstic T20. They have conned everyone by saying that they will still make themselves available for selection - but why would I want to watch these cherry picking mercenaries playing for West Indies when I know fully well that they don't have West Indies cricket at heart - and I'll always question whether they're giving their total best when playing for West Indies since they would be playing for "little" pay by comparison to their IPL and Big Bash teams?
If players start choosing the free agancy route then the regional boards (ECB, WICB, CA etc.) will no longer invest in the development of young players in their respective countries as it will not make financial sense. When that happens then the game itself is threatened.
I as a fan certaintly don't want a team of cherry picking mercenaries playing for West Indies whenever they feel like it - I want players who take pride in playing for the West Indies and who's first priority is to that purpose.
The only solution as I see now is for the WICB not to select either Bravo or Pollard and so send a strong message to future free agents. You mek yuh bed now lie down pon it.
