T20 World Cup 2024: Rovman Powell to lead West Indies' 15-man squad; no international return for Sunil Narine
T20 World Cup 2024: Rovman Powell to lead West Indies' 15-man squad; no place for KKR's Sunil Narine
Co-hosts West Indies have announced their squad for the upcoming T20 World CupwithRovman Powell set to lead the side in his homeland. The 15-membersquaddid not have too many surprises and there was no international return of Sunil Narine despite impressing in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2024). Thesquadalso consists of Alzarri Joseph and Narine’s KKR teammate Andre Russell as the hosts bid to win their third T20 World Cup.
Powell to lead WestIndies
With much speculation surrounding the return of Sunil Narine, chief selector Desmond Haynes and Head Coach Daren Sammy on Friday (May 3) did not pull the rabbit out of the hat and opted to go with recent international players. Alzarri Joseph will be deputy captain for the sidewithplaces for Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein and Rajasthan Royals’ Shimron Hetmyer.
The T20 World Cupwill be an emotional moment for the West Indies fans after havingmissed out on qualifyingfor the 2023 ODI World Cup.
The hosts won the T20 World Cup in 2012 when they beat Sri Lanka in thefinalwhile England were on the receiving end of a dramatic thriller in 2016 when the Caribbean side won their second title.
Interestingly, West Indies have opted not to name reserve players for the T20 World Cup and still havetimeuntil May 25 to make changes.Sothereis still an opportunity to retain Narinewhoasthingsstandis a retired international player.West Indies are in Group C along with Papua New Guinea, Uganda, New Zealand and Afghanistan.
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West Indies will play all their matches in their homeland despite the USA being the co-host. They will start their T20 World Cup journey against Papua New Guinea on June 2 before facing debutants Uganda on June 8.
West Indies squad for T20 World Cup 2024:
Rovman Powell (C), Alzarri Joseph (VC), Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd
