Ahead of the white-ball tour of India, Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt has said that the voice notes which were doing rounds on social media, suggesting a rift within the senior men's team, is a malicious attack on skipper Kieron Pollard.

In its statement, CWI said that the voice notes were circulated on social media and in sections of the regional broadcast media to show the West Indies captain in a poor light.

"Contrary to the unsubstantiated statements, containing unfounded and mischievous allegations, CWI is satisfied that there is no discord between the Team Captain and any member of the West Indies team," the official statement cited.

CWI President Ricky Skerritt said: "I view this as a malicious attack on the credibility of the West Indies Captain, designed to sow division within our team that has just recorded three very impressive T20I performances against very strong opponents, including two outstanding wins and one heroic comeback to get within one run of victory."

"This clear attempt by well-known mischief makers to discredit the Captain and to derail the Team's momentum in the ongoing T20I Series should not be tolerated or encouraged," he added.

The Kieron Pollard-led West Indies team is currently playing a five-T20I series against England at home. They are leading the series 2-1 with two more games to be held in Barbados on January 29 and January 30.

After the England series, West Indies’ white-ball team is due to tour India for three ODIs and as many T20Is. The six limited-overs games will be held in Ahmedabad and Kolkata from February 6 to February 20.