Opportunity For Brandon King And Hayden Walsh Jr. :
Brandon King and Hayden Walsh Jr. – the highest run-getter and the leading wicket-taker at the concluded CPL – have been awarded their first international call-ups by the selectors, who have made few significant changes under the new limited-overs Captain Kieron Pollard.
King and Walsh are part of the ODI and T20I squads that will play against Afghanistan in November, and are among the many beneficiaries of standout CPL performances – a list which also includes Lendl Simmons – making a T20I comeback after over two years. Also on the T20I comeback trail is wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin.
Brandon King, dashing opening batsman took the tournament by storm scoring 496 runs to lead Amazon Guyana Warriors’ fantastic 11-match winning streak, which was ultimately closed in the final by the Barbados Tridents.
The Tridents spin sensation Walsh, who has played international cricket for the USA. And now, after an ideal track of 22 wickets in 9 matches at the CPL, he discovers himself in the West Indies gear.
Joining the pair of King and Walsh Jr. in using the CPL as a launchpad is all-rounder Romario Shepherd, who has been picked only in the ODI squad. King’s teammate at Guyana, Shepherd’s most prominent role was with the ball, but he also showed glimpses of his big-hitting abilities too in the limited chances he got.
Notable Departures From The Squad:
Meanwhile, Brathwaite’s chances have become quite a downturn. From donning the captaincy hat in West Indies’ previous T20I series against India, he has now left out from both ODI and T20I sides. another notable departure is Sunil Naraine despite having a decent outing in the recently concluded tournament.hard-hitting allrounder Andre Rusell hasn’t made the squad.
Windies Test team, in association with the radical overhaul of the white-ball squad, is almost intimate with Jason Holder in charge. Although that hasn’t left them immune to change, especially in the bowling department where Alzarri Joseph makes his return – to all formats – along with left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, whereas Shannon Gabriel is out injured.
Darren Bravo is the notable exclusion from the batting department, with the left-hander having scored only 47 runs in the Test series against India.
West Indies Tour To Afghanistan schedule :
The Afghanistan-West Indies series, which will be played in Dehradun in India, gets underway with the three-match T20I series on November 5, 7 and 9. This is followed by three ODIs on November 13, 16 and 18, after which the two teams will play the one-off Test from November 27 to December 1.
