West Indies announce T20 World Cup squad
West Indies selected 15-member squad for the upcoming edition of T20 World Cup. The squad is led by Kieroin Pollard with Nicholas Pooran as his deputy.
The squad features Ravi Rampaul who was a part of West Indies T20 World Cup winning team in Sri Lanka (2012). The 36-year-old seamer least played a T20I for West Indies in November 2015.
Roston Chase who never played a T20 International for West Indies also made it to the squad after impressive show for St Lucia Kings in CPL.
“Ravi Rampaul is a highly experienced bowler who performed well in the last CG Insurance Super50 Cup and the current Hero CPL to date,” lead selector Roger Harper said in a media release. “He will boost the team’s wicket-taking options in the powerplay and the middle phase and will provide another option for the death overs.
“Roston Chase has shown that he is a very capable T20 player. He performed well in the CPL in 2020 and has been outstanding in the 2021 edition so far. He has shown the ability to knit the innings together while still scoring at a fast rate with a low dot-ball percentage. He will be an excellent foil for the explosive players in the team.”
West Indies Squad – T20 World Cup
Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran (vice-captain), Chris Gayle, Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Andre Russell, Obed McCoy, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr., Ravi Rampaul, Fabian Allen.
Travelling Reserves: Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein.
Sunil Narine who has been an active part of CPL, IPL and The Hundred didn’t make the cut. The mystery spinner last played for West Indies in 2019 where he bowled against India at Providence.
West Indies will feature in Group 1 which also has Australia, England, South Africa and 2 qualifying teams. They will kick off their campaign on October 23rd when they take on England at Dubai.
