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West Indies ODI squad vs India: Windies announce 14-member squad for ODI series; Chris Gayle in

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West Indies ODI squad vs India: Windies announce 14-member squad for ODI series; Chris Gayle in

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND – MAY 31: The West Indies players celebrate after Jason Holder takes the wicket of Sarfaraz Ahmed during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between the West Indies and Pakistan at Trent Bridge on May 31, 2019 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

West Indies ODI squad vs India: Windies announce 14-member squad for the ODI series vs India in August; Gayle too makes the cut

West Indies announced their 14-member squad for the three match ODI series at Home against India beginning from August 8 at Guyana.

The self-proclaimed ‘Universe Boss’- Chris Gayle has been included in the squad after a sudden change in mind as he had announced his decision to retire after the 2019 World Cup. In fact recently, he threw a surprise by commenting that he could play for another five years from now. Whether it was said in his ever jolly state of mind or not is another matter.

“Chris is a very valuable player and he brings a lot of experience, a lot of knowledge, he lends a lot to any dressing room and it is great to have him in the squad,” said interim West Indies head coach Floyd Reifer.

However, the likes of Sunil Ambris, Shannon Gabriel, Ashley Nurse and even the flamboyant all-rounder Andre Russell have been left out of the squad.

John Campbell, Roston Chase, and Keemo Paul recalled

Campbell, Chase and Paul were all part of the tri-series in Ireland that took place before the World Cup but were left out for the marquee event in England and Wales. Reifer said that the trio has been included to add balance to the side that already has its fair share of experienced players.

“We have a mixture of some experienced and young ODI players,” said Reifer. “It is good to have Keemo, John and Roston back, and they will help to bring further balance to the team. Looking ahead to the series, I think we have a lot to build upon following the World Cup. We have retained a large number of players from the World Cup squad, so there is a lot to build on and I am looking forward to the series”, said Reifer.

Here is the 14-member West Indies squad for ODI series vs India:

Jason Holder (c), John Campbell, Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Fabian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite, Keemo Paul, Chris Gayle, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope, Kemar Roach.

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Gurpreet Singh

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Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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