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WEST Indies players Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder are unavailable for the three-match CG United One Day International series powered by YES BANK against India, which bowls off on Thursday.
The 15-member ODI squad was named following a four-day camp at Kensington Oval in Barbados held to prepare the white-ball players for the upcoming series, as well as the five-match T20 International series that follows.
Left-handed wicket-keeper batsman Pooran is playing in the Major League Cricket T20 tournament in the US. All-rounder Holder was in the West Indies squad for the two-match Test series which ended on Monday.
A Cricket West Indies media release on Monday did not explain why Pooran and Holder are not in the ODI squad.
All-rounder Keemo Paul is unavailable because of injury.
The release, speaking about the players back in the squad, said, “The selectors have recalled left-handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer and fast bowler Oshane Thomas. Fast bowler Jayden Seales and leg-spinner Yannic Cariah have been included following their rehabilitation from surgery while left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie is also included, having recovered from injury.”
Hetmyer's last ODI was in July, 2021 against Australia. Thomas has been out of West Indies colours for years, last playing an ODI in January 2020 versus Ireland.
Lead selector Desmond Haynes said he is glad that Thomas and Hetmyer have returned.
“We welcome Oshane and Shimron back into the group. Both have played at the international level before, with some success, and we believe they will fit well into the set-up. Oshane brings pace and is a potential wicket-taker with the new ball. Shimron’s style of batting will offer a lot especially in the middle stage of the innings and he is also a potential finisher.”
Kensington Oval in Barbados will host the first two matches in the three-match ODI series on Thursday and Saturday. The teams then move to Trinidad for the third and final ODI at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba on August 1. All three matches start at 9.30 am local time.
SQUAD:
Shai Hope (captain), Rovman Powell (vice-captain), Alick Athanaze, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Dominic Drakes, Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Oshane Thomas.

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