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WI Take a look at squad – Jason Holder to overlook Bangladesh Assessments, Anderson Phillip, Kevin Sinclair return

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West Indies allrounder Jason Holder will miss the upcoming two residence Assessments in opposition to Bangladesh beginning on the finish of the month to proceed his shoulder rehabilitation. Offspinner Kevin Sinclair, in the meantime, returns to the aspect after recovering from an damage that made him miss West Indies’ final Take a look at sequence, in opposition to South Africa at residence in August.
Proper-arm fast Anderson Phillip additionally returned to the aspect, having final performed a Take a look at in December 2022 in Australia. Phillip is coming recent on the again of some wickets for Trinidad & Tobago within the home 50-over competitors, which adopted his county stint for Lancashire that he ended with a match haul of 9 wickets in opposition to Worcestershire in September finish.
Quick bowler Alzarri Joseph additionally returned to the Take a look at fold after he was rested for the South Africa video games due to his “appreciable workload” on the time. He’s at present taking part in the T20I sequence in opposition to England after that includes within the ODIs in opposition to them, though he was suspended for the primary two T20Is.

Joseph was the vice-captain earlier than he missed the South Africa sequence and the selectors had named Joshua Da Silva as Kraigg Brathwaite’s deputy within the interim. However even after Joseph’s return for the upcoming sequence, Da Silva has been retained as vice-captain within the newest 15-man squad.

Making means for the returnees are the spinning duo of Gudakesh Motie and the uncapped Bryan Charles. Motie, too, is taking part in the white-ball video games in opposition to England, however just isn’t a part of the Take a look at aspect after two unimpressive outings in opposition to South Africa. He picked simply three wickets within the two matches, together with his wicketless displaying in Port of Spain. Charlies, the offspinner, has been omitted after he did not get a Take a look at debut within the South Africa sequence.

The 2 Assessments will begin on November 22 in Antigua and on November 30 in Jamaica. Earlier than that, Brathwaite may even lead a CWI Choose XI, from a squad of 13, for the two-day warm-up in opposition to Bangladesh for November 17 and 18 on the Coolidge Cricket Floor in Antigua.

Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Joshua Da Silva (vice-capt), Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Mikyle Louis, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair, Jomel Warrican

Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Justin Greaves (vice-capt), Ryan Bandoo, Daniel Beckford, Navian Bidaisee, Joshua Dorne, Nathan Edward, Chaim Holder, Tevin Imlach, Jordan Johnson, Jair McAllister, Shaaron Lewis, Kimani Melius


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