Cricket-Windies recall Roach for India ODIs
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[January 27, 2022] (Reuters)
- Kemar Roach was called up to the West
Indies one-day squad for the first time in nearly two-and-half years
on Wednesday with the fast bowler returning for next month's
three-match series against India, Cricket West Indies said.
The 33-year-old from Barbados has been a regular in West Indies test
squads but played the last of his 92 one-dayers against India at
Port of Spain in August 2019.
"Kemar Roach is one of our leading fast bowlers and we believe we
need bowlers upfront to get early wicket," newly-appointed chief
selector Desmond Haynes said in a statement.
"...Kemar, with an economy rate of five, is certainly good enough to
play."
West Indies also recalled opener Brandon King and middle-order
batsman Nkrumah Bonner in their 15-member squad led by all-rounder
Kieron Pollard.
"We want to have competition for places. We want to reach a stage
where we have a lot of players fighting for positions," former test
stalwart Haynes said.
"We want to broaden the pool of players we have to choose from. The
team we have selected is a very good side and we are looking at this
tour as part of the preparations for the World Cup in India in
2023."
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West Indies' Kemar Roach celebrates taking the wicket of India's
Vijay Shankar. Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
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Beginning on Feb. 6, West Indies will play three
one-dayers in Ahmedabad to be followed by an equal number of
Twenty20 Internationals in Kolkata.
The Twenty20 squad will be announced on Friday.
Squad: Kieron Pollard (captain), Fabian Allen, Nkrumah Bonner,
Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein,
Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Romario
Shepherd, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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