[2] On the day of the commencement of the series, the West Indies players threatened not to come to the ground unless they were paid their due amount by the WICB.

On 17 October 2014, during the toss time, West Indies ODI captain Dwayne Bravo brought the entire team with him and announced that they are abandoning the rest of the tour because they didn't receive their promised payment from the WICB.

[3][4] A senior BCCI official confirmed the development, saying the West Indies team management had informed the board of their decision earlier in the day.

Sri Lanka have agreed in principle to play five ODIs in November in India following the West Indies abandoning the matches.

[6] In June 2016, India confirmed they would honour their tour to the West Indies, scheduled to take place the following month.