"Certainly if the West Indies (board) does not sort out their relationship with their players it is a concern because we need a strong West Indies team coming to the Champions Trophy," he said.
Richardson's comments came soon after the cricketers, through West Indies Players' Association (WIPA), approached the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) to intervene and solve the imbroglio.
In another development, WICB has written individually to all the protesting players, accusing them of breaching their contract by boycotting the Official Ticket Launch of Twenty20 World Cup in St Lucia and refusing to travel to St Vincent for the first Test against Bangladesh.
The WICB has also written to WIPA, saying the strike breached the Memorandum of Understanding between the two entities.
