Left fuming by the West Indian cricketers' mid-series pullout because of a pay dispute with their board, the BCCI has slapped a damages claim of Rs 250 crore ($42 million) on the West Indies Cricket Board.

West Indies cricket plunged into an unprecedented crisis following the decision of the team to discontinue its India tour after the fourth ODI in Dharamsala.

The BCCI's damages claim could bring the bankrupt West Indies Cricket Board down to its knees. "I have sent a letter to the WICB claiming damages to the tune of Rs 250 crore. I have already sent them the letter demanding the compensation for pulling out of the bilateral series despite repeated requests and assurances of helping them out," BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel told PTI today.

After the five-match ODI series, the visitors were scheduled to play in a one-off T20 match at Cuttack followed by Tests at Hyderabad, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. It has been learnt that the BCCI has given the WICB about two weeks to come up with a compensation plan failing which the Caribbean Board will have lawsuit.