West Indies ODI squad against India announced
West Indies announced 15-member ODI squad that will feature in 3 match ODI series against Team India. Pacer Kemar Roach who played 92 ODIs and picked 124 wickets earned a recall. Kieron Pollard is set to lead the team.
Batsmen Nkrummah Bonner and Brandon King also earned recalls in to the ODI set up. The 3 match ODI series will begin on February 6th with the subsequent matches scheduled to be held on 9th and 11th. All the three mactches are scheduled to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
“Kemar Roach is one of our leading fast bowlers and we believe we need bowlers upfront to get early wicket, and Kemar, with an economy rate of five, is certainly good enough to play. Over the last few years, Nkrumah Bonner’s cricket has come on leaps and bounds and we believe he should be given an opportunity to play in the 50-over format,” Lead Selector, Desmond Haynes, said
“We want to have competition for places. We want to reach a stage where we have a lot of players fighting for positions. We want to broaden the pool of players we have to choose from. The team we have selected is a very good side and we are looking at this tour as part of the preparations for the World Cup in India in 2023,” he added.
West Indies ODI Squad:
Kieron Pollard (C), Fabian Allen, Nkrumah Bonner, Darren, Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr
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West Indies are ranked No.8 in the ICC ODI Rankings and must win at least one out of three matches to not go below Sri Lanka (ranked 9th).
