Batsman Darren Bravo has been sent home from the Zimbabwe tour for calling West Indies Cricket Board chairman Dave Cameron a 'big idiot' in a tweet relating to his playing contract.
Bravo has been replaced for the triangular one-day international series by Jason Mohammed in the 15-man squad.
In an interview with SportsMax TV, a Caribbean television network, Cameron said that Bravo had been offered a grade 'C' contract due to his slipping batting average.
"It is explicit that if your averages are not above a certain level, it tells you what contracts you get," Cameron had explained.
"It is very, very explicit.
"His averages in the last two years have been declining, so what do you do? Reward poor performance or do you encourage him to get better?"
In response, Bravo tweeted: "You hav been failing 4 d last 4yrs. Y don't u resign and FYI I've neva been given an A contract. Big idiot @davec51."
On Saturday, the WICB said Bravo had been replaced in the tour squad "due to inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour, which is contrary to his contractual obligations to the WICB".
Bravo was the second-highest run scorer for West Indies in their recent test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, but he had struggled for form in the previous series against India at home, making 139 runs in seven innings.
The triangular one-day international series in Zimbabwe, which also features Sri Lanka, starts in Harare on Monday.
