Defending champions West Indies referred to as again Ravi Rampaul for the primary time since 2015 and dropped six-wicket haul star Carlos Brathwaite of their 15-man squad for subsequent month’s T20 World Cup. The 36-year-old Rampaul has returned to the West Indies T20 crew for the primary time in six years.
Chief selector Roger Harper stated, “Ravi will boost the team’s wicket-taking options in the power-play and mid-stage and provide another option for the death overs.”
Brathwaite scored 4 consecutive sixes off Ben Stokes within the remaining over of the 2016 T20 World Cup as West Indies gained the match. The Caribbean crew gained the ultimate on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata by 4 wickets with two balls to spare. Roston Chase was additionally included, incomes a T20I call-up for the primary time, principally resulting from his type within the Caribbean Premier League.
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Harper stated, ‘Roston Chase has proven that he’s a really succesful T20 participant. “He has proven the power to knit the innings collectively whereas scoring runs at a quick tempo with a low dot-ball proportion. He will show to be a fantastic foil for the explosive gamers of the crew.
West Indies will open their protection towards England in Abu Dhabi on 23 October. England in addition to West Indies can be drawn into Group 1 by South Africa, Australia and the 2 qualifiers from Round 1. Only the highest two finishers out of six can be included. Reach the knockout stage.
The event, which was delayed for a 12 months because of the coronavirus pandemic, can be performed within the United Arab Emirates and Oman from October 17 to November 14.
West Indies Team: Kieron Pollard (c), Nicholas Pooran, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr. Reserve: Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akil Hossein.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
