Cricket West Indies (CWI), on Tuesday, introduced their males’s Take a look at squad for his or her upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, set to start on January 28 with a warm-up fixture.
West Indies have recalled their skilled speedster Shannon Gabriel after Jayden Seales was dominated out because of a knee damage. Additional, the CWI have additionally strengthened their red-ball outfit with the addition of two left-arm spinners in Gudakesh Motie and Jomel Warrican.
Like Seales, Anderson Phillip was additionally unavailable because of an damage, whereas Shamarh Brooks has been unnoticed of the squad.
Notably, Gabriel, who carries an expertise of 56 video games within the longest format, final performed a Take a look at match towards Sri Lanka in November 2021. In November final yr, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker within the Super50 Cup for the Trinidad and Tobago Purple Drive.
“We appeared on the situations we anticipate taking part in in and have included two left-arm spinners who didn’t go to Australia in Motie and Warrican. With our quick bowlers, Seales has accomplished extraordinarily nicely for us since he began again in 2021, however with him unavailable, we’ve got determined that Gabriel can be greatest in a position to fill that function. He (Gabriel) is an skilled bowler who has been on the worldwide stage for over 10 years and has data of the situations in Zimbabwe once we gained there in 2017,” stated lead selector Desmond Haynes in an official media launch.
The Kraigg Brathwaite-led aspect will first play a 4-day warm-up recreation at Bulawayo Athletic Membership earlier than assembly Zimbabwe within the two-match Take a look at collection, beginning February 04 at Queens Sports activities Membership.
West Indies’ Squad for Zimbabwe Assessments:
Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Jermaine Blackwood (vice-captain), Nkrumah Bonner, Tagnarine Chanderpaul, Roston Chase, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach, Devon Thomas, Jomel Warrican
