Cricket West Indies have named numerous sturdy record of T20 specialists of their 15-member ‘A’ squad that may tour Nepal for 5 T20s later this month. Fabian Allen, Johnson Charles, Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher, Obed McCoy and Hayden Walsh are all a part of the facet, which shall be led by Roston Chase, who has Alick Athanaze as his deputy.
The tour, a primary for a West Indian facet in Nepal, “serves as one other part in preparation main as much as the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024,” West Indies’ lead selector Desmond Haynes stated in an announcement. “It presents a useful alternative to get our gamers who will not be within the IPL again on the park enjoying aggressive T20 cricket, in addition to supplies the prospect for us to show just a few rising prospects.”
Chase, initially thought-about a Take a look at specialist within the West Indies, made his T20I debut solely in 2021. He was in West Indies’ group for his or her final bilateral T20I engagement, in Australia earlier this 12 months, and scored a 20-ball 37 and picked up 2 for 19 in his 4 overs in the one match he performed within the sequence, which was additionally the one recreation out of the three which West Indies gained.
“Chase has exhibited over the previous few years a powerful work ethic and confirmed management qualities,” Haynes stated. “Little doubt since Chase made his T20I debut in October 2021, for West Indies in opposition to Bangladesh, he has continued to make appreciable strides.”
The World Cup, to be performed in June within the USA and the West Indies, will function Nepal among the many 20 groups within the fray.
West Indies white-ball coach Daren Sammy stated, “From a training perspective, the Nepal tour could not have come at a extra opportune time. It affords us an opportunity to refine our World Cup squad, defining roles and personnel extra clearly. Moreover, with 9 gamers within the IPL, we are able to actually gauge and push the bounds of our T20 group’s depth.”
The 9 West Indians on the IPL are Andre Russell, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Shimron Hetmyer and Shamar Joseph, other than Sunil Narine, who has dominated out a comeback for West Indies for the World Cup.
The West Indies facet in Nepal shall be coached by Floyd Reifer, with Rayon Griffith as his assistant.
West Indies A squad for T20 tour of Nepal
Roston Chase (capt), Alick Athanaze (vice-capt), Fabian Allen, Kadeem Alleyne, Joshua Bishop, Keacy Carty, Johnson Charles, Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher, Matthew Forde, Obed McCoy, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh
