After the Indian team won the Test series 1-0 after the second game ended in a draw due to incessant rain on the final day in Port of Spain, Trinidad, the two teams will face each other in a three-match ODI series in Barbados from Thursday, July 27. While India had already announced the squad for the Test matches as well as the ODIs as they are on tour, the hosts have announced after the completion of the Test series.
will lead a 15-member team Shai Hope, who will also do wicketkeeping with Nicholas Pooran unavailable. Pooran, who is currently plying his trade in Major League Cricket for MI New York, will be unavailable for the three ODIs along with the all-rounder. jason holder, On the other hand, left hand Shimron Hetmyer He is in line to play his first ODI in two years as he returns to the national team for the first time after missing out on the T20 World Cup.
Not only Hetmyer, fast bowler Oshane Thomas has also been called back. Speaking about their return, CWI chief selector Desmond Haynes said, “We welcome Oshane and Shimron back to the group. Both have played internationally with some success in the past, and we are confident they will fit well into the set-up.”
“Oshane brings pace and is a potential wicket-taker with the new ball. Shimron’s style of batting will offer a lot especially in the middle phase of the innings and he is also a potential ‘finisher’,” he added.
Three players, including fast bowler Jaden Seales, leg-spinner Yannick Kariya and left-arm spinner Gudakesh Moti, have recovered from their respective injuries and returned to the West Indies squad for the three-match series.
West Indies squad for India ODIs: Shai Hope (wk/c), Rovman Powell (vc), Alik Athanaz, Yannick Kariya, Casey Carty, Dominic Drakes, Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motti, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Oshane Thomas
Additional players in preparatory camp: Dennis Bulley, Roston Chase, McKennie Clarke, Kevm Hodge, Jair McCallister, Obed McCoy, Kevin Wickham