Allrounder Chris Gayle will take over the captaincy from Daren Ganga
in the 14-man West Indies cricket squad for limited-overs matches against
England.
Gayle, the powerful left-handed opener and right-arm offspinner, received the
leadership yesterday when Ganga was not included in the squad by the West Indies
Cricket Board. Shivnarine Chanderpaul was named vice captain.
Ramnaresh Sarwan was initially expected to lead West
Indies for the three one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches but he
was forced home when he injured his shoulder while fielding in the second test
at Headingley.
The one newcomer in the squad was Austin Richards Jr., a flashy
left-handed opener from Antigua.
It will be the first international outing for the 23-year-old Richards, who
has played 10 first-class matches and made 682 runs at an average of 37.88.
His high score was 183, and he has played for West Indies A.
The selectors recalled allrounder Dwayne Smith and right-handed
opener Lendl Simmons, who both played in the World Cup but were dropped
from the test team.
West Indies will play the Twenty20 matches at the Oval in London
on June 28 and 29. The three one-dayers will be at Lords on July 1, Edgbaston
on July 4, and Trent Bridge on July 7.
The 14-man squad: Chris Gayle (captain), Shivnarine Chanderpaul
(vice captain), Dwayne Bravo, Fidel Edwards, Runako Morton, Daren Powell, Denesh
Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Austin Richards Jr., Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels, Lendl
Simmons, Devon Smith, Dwayne Smith.
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