West Indies recall Cornwall, Warrican for first India Test; McKenzie will get maiden call-up
With Gudakesh Motie present process rehabilitation for his lower-back damage, an “opportunity” opened up for the 2 spinners, in keeping with CWI lead selector Desmond Haynes. Kyle Mayers and quick bowler Jayden Seales had been recovering from their niggles however weren’t thought-about to danger any additional accidents.
“We had Jayden Seales here in the camp and he has made good progress during his rehab from surgery. However, we felt he is not yet quite ready to return, and we don’t want to risk him at this stage,” Haynes stated. “Kyle Mayers was also considered but he has some niggles, and the precaution is not to have him in the rigors of a five-day match at this stage.
“We are with out Motie, who’s doing his rehabilitation, and this has created a chance for Warrican and Cornwall within the spin-bowling division. They have each performed at Test match stage earlier than and are able to doing the job.
“We were very impressed with the approach to batsmanship of McKenzie and Athanaze on the recent ‘A’ Team tour of Bangladesh. These are two young players who got good scores and played with great maturity, and we believe they deserve an opportunity.”
McKenzie, 22, and Athanaze, 24, hit two half-centuries every in Bangladesh with the A group in May. McKenzie scored 91 and 86 in Sylhet after the 221 he scored within the Headley Weekes Tri-Series competitors in April. Athanaze most lately struck the joint-fastest fifty on ODI debut, in opposition to UAE in Sharjah and likewise earned a CPL contract lately, with Barbados Royals.
McKenzie has performed simply 9 first-class matches to common 39.40 after scoring 591 runs with a century and 4 half-centuries. He made his first-class debut final 12 months for Jamaica.
Both Cornwall and Warrican final performed a Test in Sri Lanka on the finish of 2021. Warrican toured Zimbabwe earlier this 12 months however did not play and likewise missed the next tour of South Africa.
Cornwall, who made his Test debut in opposition to India in 2019, returned on the again of robust latest kind in first-class cricket. He was the top wicket-taker within the final first-class season with 35 scalps in simply 5 outings – together with 4 five-wicket hauls – whereas additionally scoring two half-centuries.