West Indies on Wednesday announced their 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia. The team will be led by a wicketkeeper-batsman. Nicholas Pooran And rowman powell as his deputy. The side also saw the return of the batsman Evin Lewis After his last stint in the World Cup last year. The announcement also came as a shock as some of the big names like the all-rounder andre russell and spin king Sunil Narine Were missing. Speaking on Russell’s ouster, CWI chief selector Desmond Haynes said the board was not convinced by Russell’s performance and form.
“We had a meeting with Andre Russell at the beginning of the year. We are still not convinced, he is not performing as well as we would like to see him in the competition (CPL). I think with Andre Russell In the situation, we have decided to go ahead now, and look for someone who is in form and doing well in the T20 format,” Haynes said as reported by Cricbuzz.
Russell played for West Indies during the T20 World Cup last year.
The big-hitting all-rounder has had a quiet time with Trinbago Knight Riders in CPL 2022 so far, especially with the bat, managing a top score of just 17.
Talking about Narine, Haynes said that he did not get any notice from the spinner about his availability and he also seemed indifferent.
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“I didn’t receive any notice from Narine about his availability to play. There were conversations that the captain (Nicholas Pooran) had with Narine and from all reports it seemed he was not interested,” Haynes said.
West Indies T20 World Cup squad: Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Yannick Kariah, johnson charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Aqeel Hossein, Alzarri JosephBrandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle MeyersObed McCoy, ramen reefer, Odeon Smith,
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