West Indies squad for T20Is vs India: Hope and Thomas return; Rovman Powell to lead

Wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope and quick bowler Oshane Thomas had been recalled as West Indies named a 15-member ‘provisional’ squad for the five-match T20 International collection towards India, starting on Thursday at Tarouba.

All 15 members of the provisional squad, to be led by Rovman Powell, will journey to all matches. There will then be a 13-member squad for every match from which the ultimate XI can be chosen, the Cricket West Indies (CWI) stated.

The 29-year-old Hope, the West Indies captain within the three-match ODI collection, final performed a T20I in February final yr in Kolkata in the course of the tour of India.

The 26-year-old Thomas, alternatively, is coming again after taking part in his final T20I in Karachi in December 2021.

Kyle Mayers has been named vice-captain within the squad introduced by the CWI senior males’s choice panel.

Lead selector Desmond Haynes stated the squad was chosen with subsequent yr’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at residence in thoughts.

“We are looking at various plans as we try to find the right combinations. As we prepare; we are looking to build a unit which we believe can do the job when we host the global event in just under a year,” Haynes stated in a CWI assertion.

“We have some match-winners in our line-up and we will look to have the right kind of preparation. We also have other players who could come into consideration going forward, with the Caribbean Premier League starting next month, others will come into the reckoning.”

The Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad, will host the opening match on Thursday. The groups then transfer to the Guyana National Stadium for the second and third fixtures on August 6 and eight.

The collection will climax with the blockbuster weekend on the Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida (USA) for the ultimate two matches on August 12 and 13.