The Cricket West Indies (CWI), on Sept 14, announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 to be played in Australia from October 16 onwards. Since West Indies has not directly qualified for the main draw of the tournament, they will have to play the qualifiers first.
The two-time T20 World Cup champions West Indies will take on Scotland in the first of three Group B fixtures played at the Bellerive Oval, in Hobart, Tasmania to qualify for the Super 12 rounds. Nicholas Pooran has been named the captain of the side, with Rovman Powell as his deputy.
West Indies will face Zimbabwe on October 19 and then Ireland on October 21 with the top two teams from Group B joining the Super 12s, along with the top two teams from Group A which features Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, and Namibia.
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Left-hand opening batter Evin Lewis has been recalled for the first time since last year's T20 World Cup, which was played in UAE. Two uncapped players have been selected right-arm leg-spinner allrounder Yannic Cariah and left-arm batting allrounder Raymon Reifer.
Before the T20 World Cup 2022 starts, West Indies will play Australia in a two-match bilateral T20I series which will be played on October 5 at Gold Coast and October 7 in Brisbane.
Desmond Haynes, CWI’s Lead Selector said: “We have selected a mixture of youth and experience to represent the West Indies. In the selection process, we have been cognizant of the ongoing CPL and we have been looking at the players who have been playing very well. I said at the beginning of my tenure that I would be interested in giving players the opportunity and I think I have been consistent in doing that. I believe it is a very good team we have selected, and it is a team that will compete, given that we have to qualify from Round 1 into the Super12s.”
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“There are players who did not make the team and I hope they will continue to work hard and perform to their best in the CPL and the upcoming Super50 Cup; because you never know what can happen in case of injuries or any other unforeseen situations where we might need to call up players as replacements,” he added.
A couple of significant names missing are of Fabien Allen, who is on a break from cricket, and Hayden Walsh, who missed out. Also missing out on the squad was Andre Russell.
West Indies squad for the T20 World Cup 2022:
Nicholas Pooran (C), Rovman Powell (Vc), Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed Mccoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith
(CWI inputs)
