WI name squad for Pakistan ODIs
April 16, 2011 00:00:00
ST JOHN'S, April 15 (AFP): West Indies have named leg-spinner Anthony Martin as the sole newcomer, recalled Marlon Samuels and Lendl Simmons, and welcomed the return of Dwayne Bravo for the first two One-day Internationals against Pakistan later this month in St. Lucia.
Picking an ODI side for the first time since they were knocked out of the World Cup by the same opponents at the quarter-final stage, the West Indies selectors have axed Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, and left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn.
All of the other players that played in the World Cup have been retained in the side, except Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard.
Gayle has been sidelined with a groin injury that required surgery, and Pollard is busy playing in the Indian Premier League.