Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) chief executive Forbes Persaud said leading figures in the country's cricket body are considering breaking away from the West Indies.
The West Indies cricket team has united the islands of the Caribbean for over a century, however along with Barbados and Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago has been one of the traditional powerhouses of the region’s cricket.
"My personal view [is] if the trend continues with the manner in which West Indies cricket is being administered, the board [TTCB] should go on its own and compete as Trinidad and Tobago, just as is in football," Persaud told the Trinidad and Tobago Express.
"If something is not done to have cricket administration at the West Indies level properly restructured, I believe we will have no choice but to think about playing as an individual territory on the international scene."
Leading players refused to play in the West Indies’ home series against Bangladesh this month due to contractual disputes with the regional board.
The West Indies Players Association, the players union at the centre of the dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), is based in Trinidad. On Sunday Trinidad-based player Dwayne Bravo recently hit out at the WICB saying his "local club was better organised" than the regional body.
Cricket is the only sport in which the region’s islands still compete as one unit, including football and the Olympics.
