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The three-match ODI series between India and West Indies will begin at the Kensington Oval in Barbados with the first match on Thursday. Rohit Sharma’s men India will look to start their journey in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 with a win over the Windies after the second Test between the two sides at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad ended in a draw due to rain.
The home team is still reeling from their shocking failure to qualify for the ODI World Cup 2023 for the first time in their history. Two members of that dismal ODI World Cup 2023 qualifying campaign – Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder – have been ruled out of the ODI series against India. Rajasthan Royals batsman Shimron Hetmyer will return to the West Indies squad after missing out on the 2023 ODI World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe last month.
The 15-man squad was selected after a four-day camp at Kensington Oval to prepare the white-ball players for the upcoming CG United ODI series as well as the five-match T20I series that follows. The selectors have recalled left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer and fast bowler Oshane Thomas. Fast bowler Jaden Seals and leg-spinner Yannick Kariya have been included after rehabilitation from surgery, while left-arm spinner Gudakesh Moti has also been included after recovering from injury.
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“We welcome Oshane and Shimron back to the group. Both have played internationally with some success in the past and we believe they will fit in well in the set-up. Oshane brings pace and is a potential wicket-taker with the new ball. Shimron’s style of batting will offer a lot especially in the middle phase of the innings and he is also a potential ‘finisher’,” West Indies chief selector Desmond Haynes was quoted in a Cricket West Indies press statement.
Hetmyer scored 300 runs in 14 matches for the Royals in IPL 2023 with a half-century and a strike-rate of 152.28, but Sanju Samson’s side failed to make it to the playoff stage.
West Indies Team: Shai Hope (captain), Rovman Powell (vice-captain), Alik Athanaz, Yannick Kariya, Kesey Carty, Dominic Drakes, Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Moti, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Oshane Thomas.
