West Indies recall Shimron Hetmyer and Oshane Thomas for ODIs towards India
Hetmyer was omitted of the West Indies’ ODI World Cup Qualifier squad in May regardless of having made himself available for selection as a result of the administration needed to provide an extended run to the gamers who had carried out properly within the collection main as much as it. West Indies failed to qualify for the primary occasion after dropping 4 out of seven video games within the Qualifier. Hetmyer last played for West Indies within the dwelling T20I collection towards New Zealand in August 2022. His final ODI was in July 2021, towards Australia in Barbados.
Fast bowler Thomas, in the meantime, final performed for West Indies in December 2021 and has been out of rivalry in latest instances with health points. He final performed aggressive cricket in 2022, when he turned up for Falcons within the Lanka Premier League.
“We welcome Oshane and Shimron back into the group,” chief selector Desmond Haynes mentioned. “Both have played at the international level before, with some success, and we believe they will fit well into 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 stage of the innings and he is also a potential ‘finisher’.”
Kensington Oval in Barbados is about to host the primary two matches on July 27 and 29 respectively, whereas the third and last ODI can be performed on the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on August 1. A four-day camp was held at Kensington Oval to organize the white-ball gamers for the collection.
West Indies ODI squad: Shai Hope (capt), Rovman Powell, Alick Athanaze, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Dominic Drakes, Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Oshane Thomas