The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has said it regrets the comments made by Jamaica prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller that Chris Gayle had been treated unjustly by the Board and kept out of the West Indies team.

The WICB said Simpson-Miller was not privy to all the information when she made her statement at the Jamaica Cricket Association Awards dinner last weekend.

"Had the Honourable Prime Minister been briefed she would have been informed that Mr. Chris Gayle has been written to by the WICB, clearly outlining the full details of what is required of him," the Board said. "The WICB is awaiting a response from Mr. Gayle."

The WICB requested Simpson-Miller to ask Gayle to respond quickly to the Board and end the dispute.

"The WICB implores the Prime Minister to use her good office to urge Mr. Gayle to respond favourably in an effort to put this issue in the past," the WICB statement said.

Simpson-Miller had said "justice delayed is justice denied" and demanded that "a resolution be found as quickly as possible" regarding the Gayle issue.

The WICB, however, said it would not select Gayle until he retracted the comments he made criticising the Board and coach Ottis Gibson, and responded to their previous letter about NOCs.