WI announces T20 squad against Australia, SA and Pakistan
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19 Apr 25
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Selection Panel announces a provisional 18-man squad ahead of the three back-to-back five-match T20 International (T20I) series against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan.
The expanded squad maintains the blend of experienced players with exciting young talent as the West Indies continues preparations in the build-up to the defense of their ICC T20 World Cup title, to be held in India in October-November 2021.
Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas and Hayden Walsh Jr. return alongside the majority of the squad who featured in the 2-1 T20I Series victory against Sri Lanka in March.
The West Indies Head Coach, Phil Simmons, is confident going into the summer and looking forward to the World Cup
“These upcoming T20Is are crucial in terms of our preparation for the ICC T20 World Cup. We have assembled a very solid squad — with experienced world-class match-winners and some exciting young talented players, ready to explode onto the global stage and do great things for West Indies cricket,”
“We are at that point where we have identified those who we will look to be the core of the squad to defend our World Cup title, so we want to make sure the upcoming matches create that environment — the way we train, the way we plan, the way we execute and the chemistry within the group. We won five years ago, so the next few weeks and months will be major steppingstones on the road towards defending our title and being World Champions for the third time” he added.
The series against South Africa begins on June 26 and ends on July 3, with all five games taking place in Grenada. The five T20Is against Australia will take place in St Lucia, while the five matches against Pakistan will be held in Barbados and Guyana.
FULL SQUAD SELECTED:
KIERON POLLARD (C), NICHOLAS POORAN (VC), FABIAN ALLEN, DWAYNE BRAVO, SHELDON COTTRELL, FIDEL EDWARDS, ANDRE FLETCHER, CHRIS GAYLE, SHIMRON HETMYER, JASON HOLDER, AKEAL HOSEIN, EVIN LEWIS, OBED MCCOYO, ANDRE RUSSELL, LENDL SIMMONS, KEVIN SINCLAIR, OSHANE THOMAS, HAYDEN WALSH JR.
