West Indies squads declared for Abu Dhabi, NZ tournaments

West Indies selectors have picked up squads for upcoming ODI series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and Test series in New Zealand.

Chris Gayle will be the captain and Ramnaresh Sarwan will be his deputy. Australian-born Brendon Nash who has represented Jamaica in West Indies as well as Queensland in Australia, batsman Leon Johnson and pacers Kemar Roach and Lionel Baker are the newcomers in the lineups.

Coach John Dyson informed that the players were keen to take on the contests against both the countries. He stated that tourney to Abu Dhabi is an opportunity to continue the good form of the team from tri-nation series in Canada in August whereas through the tour of New Zealand there is a possibility to move up the in the ICC standings.

“The New Zealand series will be hard fought. New Zealand is ranked one place higher than us at Number 7 and a series win might see West Indies overtake New Zealand. Like all the top teams, we will be looking for strong performances from our experienced, senior players,” Dyson was quoted as saying on the official website of West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

The team is scheduled to depart on November 8 and will play three ODI followed by two Tests in New Zealand followed by two T20 Internationals and five ODIs. The selectors further indicated that the team for the ODIs and T20 game in New Zealand will be declared later.

ODI team for Abu Dhabi: Chris Gayle (captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan (vice-captain), Lionel Baker, Carlton Baugh Junior, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Shawn Findlay, Leon Johnson, Xavier Marshall, Nikita Miller, Dave Mohammed, Brendan Nash, Daren Powell, Kemar Roach, Jerome Taylor.

Test squad for New Zealand: Chris Gayle (captain), Ramnaresh Sarwan (vice-captain), Lionel Baker, Carlton Baugh Jnr, Sulieman Benn, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sewnarine Chattergoon, Fidel Edwards, Leon Johnson, Xavier Marshall, Brendan Nash, Daren Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Kemar Roach, Jerome Taylor.