KINGSTON, June 25: The Jamaica Gleaner has claimed that Ryan Hinds has joined the growing list of players who have refused to tour Zimbabwe with West Indies ‘A’. Hinds joins two players offered the captaincy — Sylvester Joseph and Daren Ganga — who have declined to join the tour.

WIPA, the players' association, and the WICB remain in dispute over whether the tour should proceed. Hinds has been replaced by Dale Richards, a Barbados batsman who is currently playing in England.

However, despite assurances for much of last week that the team was about to be named, no announcement has been made by WICB even though the squad is due to leave in five days' time.—Agencies