DHAKA, July 31, 2018 (BSS)- Chris Gayle and Rayad Emrit are out as West
Indies named a strong 13-man squad for the three Twenty20 Internationals
against Bangladesh.
The first match will be played tomorrow (Wednesday) in Basseterre, before
the teams go to Lauderhill in Florida, and wicket-keeper batsman Chadwick
Walton has been brought in for Gayle.
That is one of two changes to the team that played the one-off Hurricane
Relief T20 Challenge game against ICC World XI at Lord’s in May. The other is
the return of left-arm paceman Sheldon Cottrell in place of all-rounder Rayad
Emrit. The rest of the squad remains unchanged with Carlos Brathwaite
continuing to be captain.
Andre Russell, who played his first one-day international since 2015 in
the recently-concluded series, retains his place after recovering from the
injury that forced him to miss the last ODI, as does star opening batsman
Evin Lewis, who will be tasked with giving his side good starts in the
absence of Gayle.
“We have rested Chris Gayle and have added left-arm pacer, Sheldon
Cottrell, for variety to the bowling attack. The team reflects the last squad
that performed well in the charity match in the UK,” said Courtney Browne,
the Chairman of Selectors.
The experienced Denesh Ramdin is the second wicket-keeper in the squad and
might pip Walton for a place in the starting XI depending on the combination
the Windies want. In terms of experience, Windies also have Marlon Samuels in
the middle order and he will be tasked with holding the innings together.
Samuel Badree is the main spinner in the squad, with Keemo Paul, Ashley
Nurse, Kesrick Williams, Brathwaite and Russell the other bowling options.
Rovman Powell and Andre Fletcher complete the 13.
Full squad:
Carlos Brathwaite (captain), Samuel Badree, Sheldon Cottrell, Andre
Fletcher, Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell, Denesh Ramdin,
Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Chadwick Walton and Kesrick Williams.