Windies have reviewed veteran Chris Gayle for the initial two ODIs of the expected five-coordinate arrangement against England. Gayle last played an ODI for Windies in the home ODI arrangement against Bangladesh in July a year ago. The 14-man squad likewise incorporates Nicholas Pooran, who has gotten a lady call-up to the ODI squad.
Gayle is Windies’ second-most topped player in the configuration with 284 matches against his name. He’s likewise the second-most astounding run scorer for the nation with a count of 9727, just behind Brian Lara’s 10405 keeps running in 299 appearances.
The 39-year-old had declined determination for the voyages through India and Bangladesh, raising worries that he may run himself out of support for a World Cup billet. Commander Jason Holder, be that as it may, gave the dynamic opener’s prospects a noteworthy jolt by offering his help for Gayle’s determination for the show-stopper occasion as long as the veteran kept up wanted dimensions of wellness.
In the interim, Pooran inspired the selectors with his stroke-production in the eight T20Is he has played for Windies. The left-gave wicketkeeper-bat gloats of a strike rate of 152.57, a measurement likewise key to his securing by Kings XI Punjab for IPL 2019.
Likewise making his rebound to the squad is Ashley Nurse, who got pectoral muscle damage amid the fourth ODI against India in November 2018. The off-spinner was constrained out in the resulting fifth ODI and has been out of activity since.
Opener Evin Lewis, who hauled out of the restricted overs arrangement in India, likewise makes his rebound in the ODIs. He was before reviewed to the T20I squad for the arrangement against Bangladesh following Windies’ voyage through India. Experienced batsman Marlon Samuels stays inaccessible because of treatment on his knees.
“We welcome the arrival of Chris Gayle who missed the last two arrangement and Ashley Nurse from damage. We are satisfied to acquaint Nicholas Pooran with the ODI squad out of the blue. He is plainly a youthful player with undoubted ability and we trust he can enhance our center request,” said Windies’ Chairman of Selectors, Courtney Browne.
Browne noticed that pacer Shannon Gabriel hasn’t been chosen for the initial two one-dayers given his remaining task at hand. “Shannon Gabriel stays especially in our World Cup designs yet with an overwhelming outstanding task at hand expected in the Test arrangement he will be considered for choice later in the ODI arrangement,” he finished up.
The five-coordinate arrangement starts in Barbados on February 20.
ODI squad: Fabian Allen, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder (C), Shai Hope, Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Kemar Roach, Oshane Thomas