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TWENTY20
MATCH UP
West Indies’ batsman Kieron Pollard plays a shot during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup semi fi nal
match between Australia and West Indies’ in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Oct. 5, 2012 .
Associated Press / Eranga Jayawardena, File
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By Azad Ali
The West Indies team has recalled
veteran all-rounder Kieron Pollard
and off-spinner Sunil Narine for the
upcoming Twenty20 International
against India.
Hard-hitting batsman Chris
Gayle has opted out of the game.
Wicketkeeper / batsman Anthony
Bramble is the only newcomer to
the 14-member squad selected for
the first two Twenty20 series, which
will be contested on Aug. 3 and 4
at the Broward County Stadium in
Lauderhill, Florida, USA.
The Selection Panel has the
opportunity to make changes to
the squad before the third Twenty20
on Aug. 6 at the Guyana National
Stadium.
The squad also includes Andre
Russell (subject to him passing a
fitness test before the series).
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West Indies’ Darren Bravo.
Associated Press / Andy Brownbill
Bravo, Russel
out ODI series
By Azad Ali
Left-hander Darren Bravo has been
omitted from the West Indies squad
against India starting this month
(August), while injury-plagued allrounder
Andre Russell was also left out
by the selectors.
Both players featured in the Windies’
failed ICC World Cup 2019 campaign in
England where they had little impact
in their limited appearances, as the
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Gayle picked
for ODIs
against India
By Nelson A. King
West Indies cricket selectors on
Friday renewed their faith in star
batsman Chris Gayle by including him
in the One-Day Internationalsseries
against India.
This comes after Gayle, who
had announced in February that
he would retire from ODIs after
the World Cup, made an about-turn
during the tournament, stating that
he would “definitely” play the ODI
series against India.
According to ESPNCricinfo, Gayle
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ndies’fifi nal
West Indies recalls Pollard, Narine
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