West Indies ODI squad for the tour of Netherlands and Pakistan announced

15-member West Indies ODI squad has been announced by Cricket West Indies (CWI) for the tours of Netherlands and Pakistan. Nicholas Pooran will lead the team with Shai Hope as his deputy.

Windies cricketers Jason Holder, Shimron Hetmyer and Evin Lewis didn’t make it to the squad. Holder who is currently playing for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League has been rested to manage his workload while Evin Lewis hasn’t been considered for national selection due to fitness criteria. Shimron Hetmyer will be home for the birth of his first child and hence won’t be available for the overseas series.

West Indies ODI squad:

Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Shai Hope (Vice Captain), Nkrumah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, Keacy Carty, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Shermon Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Anderson Phillip, Rovman Powell, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd, Hayden Walsh Jr.

The ODI squad features Keacy Carty. The 25-year-old right-handed batsman played 33 First Class matches and 23 List A matches. He scored 501 runs in 23 List A innings at an average of 25.05 with the help of 1 century and 3 half-centuries. 

“We were impressed with Carty and the way he goes about his innings; we saw several glimpses of his ability the way he played against England earlier this year for the CWI President’s XI. We hope that giving him this opportunity he will recognize the importance of representing West Indies. We think he is a young batsman with great promise, and this is the kind of tour he can show he fits in.

“We also have a very good group of young fast bowlers who have demonstrated their ability and we want to use these two tours to give them opportunities in the 50-over format. We have a week in The Netherlands and another week in Pakistan and this should provide them with quality opposition to bowl against as we build towards the Cricket World Cup in 2023. Phillip has been around for some time, and we know what he can offer, Seales has been very good in Test cricket and Lewis is making a return to the West Indies set-up following some good performances,”, Chief selector Desmond Haynes said.

Tour Schedule:

West Indies’ tour of the Netherlands will begin on May 31^st with all the three ODIs to be played at the VRA Cricket Ground in Amstelveen. The 3 ODIs are scheduled on May 31, June 2 and 4.

West Indies’ tour of Pakistan will begin on June 8^th. The three ODIs will be played in Rawalpindi on June 8,10 and 12. Both series are a part of the ICC ODI Super League which provides opportunity for teams to seal one of the top seven spots for automatic qualification for the ODI World Cup to be held in India in 2023.