Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Saturday (IST) announced the squad for the upcoming limited-overs series against Ireland and England, with Kieron Pollard as the captain of both the series.
Three players – Kesey Carty, Sheldon Cottrell, Hayden Walsh Jr – have been named as COVID-19 reserves for the ODI series against Ireland, while Jayden Seals, Alzarri Joseph Ed Devon Thomas have been named as COVID-19 reserves for the two T20I series Huh.
West Indies will kick off the new year at Sabina Park, Jamaica as they host Ireland in a three-match One Day International series and a T20 International from January 8 to 16. The two-time world champions will then travel to Barbados to face England in five T20Is at the Kensington Oval from January 22 to 30.
“We have tried to maintain the normal makeup of the squads from the Pakistan tour before Christmas with the captain and some senior players coming back. COVID-19 has also played a role in the final make-up of the team. The next few months are going to be challenging for young players from both teams to not only improve their skills, but to maintain the attitude and desire we have seen in Pakistan,” head coach Phil Simmons said.
“We need to start the year on a high level. And we know that Ireland and England both have very good teams, so we expect a very strong challenge as we prepare for the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023. : improve the chances of qualifying and building the T20I team for the ICC T20 World Cup in 2022.”
The ODI series between West Indies and Ireland will be part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, in which the top seven teams can automatically qualify for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.
CWI also said that Evin Lewis and Anderson Phillip were unavailable for selection due to recent COVID-19 positive tests, while Fabian Allen had recovered from an ankle injury, but due to testing COVID-19 positive, was unavailable for the Ireland series. were unavailable. Obed McCoy was also unavailable due to rehabilitation from a shin injury.
Squad:
ODI vs Ireland: Kieron Pollard (Captain), Shai Hope (Vice-Captain), Shamar Brooks, Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Jason Holder, Akil Hossein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Moti, Jaden Seals, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Odeon Smith, Devon Thomas. (COVID-19 Reserves – Keesey Carty, Sheldon Cottrell, Hayden Walsh Jr.).
T20 vs Ireland vs England: Kieron Pollard (Captain), Nicholas Pooran (Vice-Captain), Fabian Allen (England T20 only), Darren Bravo (England T20 only), Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Shai Hope, Akel Hossein, Jason Holder, Brandon King , Kyle Meyers, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Odeon Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr. (COVID-19 Reserves – Jaden Seals, Alzarri Joseph, Devon Thomas).
Match Schedule:
(for Ireland series) January 8: 1st ODI; January 11: 2nd ODI; January 14: 3rd ODI; January 16: One-sided T20Is.
(for England series) January 22: 1st T20I match; 23 January: 2nd T20I; 26 January: 3rd T20I match; 29 January: 4th T20I; 30 January: 5th T20I match.
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