Ahead of the T20 World Cup, Shimron&nbsp;Hetmyer has lost his place in the two-time winners West Indies squad for the marquee tournament in Australia. The power-hitter had asked Cricket West Indies (CWI) to reschedule his flight to Australia, due to personal reasons. While the board agreed and rescheduled his departure from October 1 to October 03, the swashbuckling left-hander could still not make it on time to board the flight and, hence, it led to his ouster from the main squad.

Hetmyer had informed CWI's Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams, on Monday that he will not be able to reach the airport in time for his flight to New York. Hence, he got dropped with immediate effect as the CWI had already conveyed to him that any further delay, after October 03, would lead to him missing the marquee event Down Under. It is to be noted that Nicholas Pooran-led Windies will play the qualifiers, starting on October 16, before the main draw of the ICC event kicks off on October 22. He has been replaced by Shamarh Brooks, who has been rewarded for his strong performances in the latter stages of recently-concluded CPL 2022.

“This afternoon we informed the CWI Board of Directors that the Selection Panel had unanimously decided to replace Shimron Hetmyer with Shamarh Brooks in our T20 World Cup squad. Whilst we changed Shimron’s flight from Saturday to Monday due to family reasons, it was made clear to him that if there were any further delays and issues with his travel to Australia then we would have no choice but to replace him in the squad, as we are not prepared to compromise the team’s ability to prepare for this extremely important global event,"&nbsp;CWI said in a release.

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“Shamarh has been a part of our recent T20 International squads and delivered strong performances in the latter stages of the recently concluded CPL. He will fly out as soon as possible this week to Australia and I wish him and all the squad all the very best for the Tournament,"&nbsp;Adams mentioned.

West Indies squad for T20 World Cup:&nbsp;Nicholas Pooran (w/c), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles (wk), Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed Mccoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith

Ahead of the T20 World Cup, Shimron Hetmyer has lost his place in the two-time winners West Indies squad for the marquee tournament in Australia. The power-hitter had asked Cricket West Indies (CWI) to reschedule his flight to Australia, due to personal reasons.

Ahead of the T20 World Cup, Shimron Hetmyer has lost his place in the two-time winners West Indies squad for the marquee tournament in Australia. The power-hitter had asked Cricket West Indies (CWI) to reschedule his flight to Australia, due to personal reasons. While the board agreed and rescheduled his departure from October 1 to October 03, the swashbuckling left-hander could still not make it on time to board the flight and, hence, it led to his ouster from the main squad. Hetmyer had informed CWI's Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams, on Monday that he will not be able to reach the airport in time for his flight to New York. Hence, he got dropped with immediate effect as the CWI had already conveyed to him that any further delay, after October 03, would lead to him missing the marquee event Down Under. It is to be noted that Nicholas Pooran-led Windies will play the qualifiers, starting on October 16, before the main draw of the ICC event kicks off on October 22. He has been replaced by Shamarh Brooks, who has been rewarded for his strong performances in the latter stages of recently-concluded CPL 2022. “This afternoon we informed the CWI Board of Directors that the Selection Panel had unanimously decided to replace Shimron Hetmyer with Shamarh Brooks in our T20 World Cup squad. Whilst we changed Shimron’s flight from Saturday to Monday due to family reasons, it was made clear to him that if there were any further delays and issues with his travel to Australia then we would have no choice but to replace him in the squad, as we are not prepared to compromise the team’s ability to prepare for this extremely important global event," CWI said in a release. ALSO READ | Hardik Pandya sends heartfelt message to Jasprit Bumrah after pacer gets ruled out of T20 World Cup 2022 “Shamarh has been a part of our recent T20 International squads and delivered strong performances in the latter stages of the recently concluded CPL. He will fly out as soon as possible this week to Australia and I wish him and all the squad all the very best for the Tournament," Adams mentioned. West Indies squad for T20 World Cup: Nicholas Pooran (w/c), Rovman Powell (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles (wk), Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed Mccoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith

Wait, what? West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer dropped from T20 WC squad for missing flight to Australia

Shimron Hetmyer slammed a century to bring the West Indies back into contention and post a target of 323 runs for India in the 1st ODI at &nbsp;Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Sunday. &nbsp;

Put in to bat, the Windies were at one time reduced to 86 for the loss of three wickets. &nbsp;

It was then that Hetmyar took the driver's seat and slammed a 78-ball 106, before giving away his wicket to Ravindra Jadeja trying to hit a six. He was caught by Rishabh Pant.&nbsp;

He had put up a half-century stand with skipper Jason Holder for the sixth wicket and played at a strike rate of 135.90, hitting six boundaries and six sixes.&nbsp;

Holder contributed 38 runs, including five boundaries, before being clean bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal.&nbsp;

Chahal clinched a total of three wickets in his 10 overs spell, followed by Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja, who took two wickets each.&nbsp;

K Khaleel Ahmed also took an important wicket of Kieran Powell.

A perfect cameo of Devendra Bishoo and Kemar Roach took the team past 300. The two remained unbeaten as the Windies inning ended with only eight wickets down after 50 overs.&nbsp;

Virat Kohli had earlier won the toss and chosen to bat against the West Indies in the first of the five one-day internationals in Guwahati today.

Rishabh Pant got his 50-over debut after a strong performance in the five-day games. In the previous two months, Pant has played some impressive innings which why he has been given this chance.

"Our batting order is settled as (Ambati) Rayudu has taken the number four spot. We don't need to ponder much," said Kohli.

"We have three fast bowlers. (Yuzvendra) Chahal, the wrist spinner and (Ravindra) Jadeja to give us balance."

The hosts won the recently concluded two-match Test series.

Shimron Hetmyer slammed a century to bring the West Indies back into contention and post a target of 323 runs for India in the 1st ODI at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Sunday.

Shimron Hetmyer slammed a century to bring the West Indies back into contention and post a target of 323 runs for India in the 1st ODI at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Sunday. Put in to bat, the Windies were at one time reduced to 86 for the loss of three wickets. It was then that Hetmyar took the driver's seat and slammed a 78-ball 106, before giving away his wicket to Ravindra Jadeja trying to hit a six. He was caught by Rishabh Pant. He had put up a half-century stand with skipper Jason Holder for the sixth wicket and played at a strike rate of 135.90, hitting six boundaries and six sixes. Holder contributed 38 runs, including five boundaries, before being clean bowled by Yuzvendra Chahal. Chahal clinched a total of three wickets in his 10 overs spell, followed by Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja, who took two wickets each. K Khaleel Ahmed also took an important wicket of Kieran Powell. A perfect cameo of Devendra Bishoo and Kemar Roach took the team past 300. The two remained unbeaten as the Windies inning ended with only eight wickets down after 50 overs. Virat Kohli had earlier won the toss and chosen to bat against the West Indies in the first of the five one-day internationals in Guwahati today. Rishabh Pant got his 50-over debut after a strong performance in the five-day games. In the previous two months, Pant has played some impressive innings which why he has been given this chance. "Our batting order is settled as (Ambati) Rayudu has taken the number four spot. We don't need to ponder much," said Kohli. "We have three fast bowlers. (Yuzvendra) Chahal, the wrist spinner and (Ravindra) Jadeja to give us balance." The hosts won the recently concluded two-match Test series.

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Wait, what? West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer dropped from T20 WC squad for missing flight to Australia

1st ODI: Shimron Hetmyer ton powers Windies to massive 322 against India