St. John's, July 25: Leading West Indies cricketers, including captain Chris Gayle, might have to sit out of the Champions Trophy in September as the country’s board has decided to stick to the original 30-man provisional squad.

The West Indies Cricket Board said the 30 players announced earlier for the Champions Trophy would remain, despite the end of the West Indies Players’ Association strike which had resulted in the top players missing the ongoing Bangladesh series in protest.

This would mean that top players like Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Bravo, besides Gayle, who were the leading lights of the pay dispute strike could miss the September 22 to October 5 tournament. — PTI