ST JOHN'S: West Indies fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell, hard-hitter Shimron Hetmyer and all-rounder Andre Russell were on Wednesday included in a provisional 18-member squad ahead of three back-to-back five-match T20I series against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan. The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel said that the majority of the squad had been picked from the side that had won the T20I series against Sri Lanka in March.
The provisional squad will quarantine and train in St Lucia ahead of the first T20I series against South Africa starting on June 26 at the Grenada National Cricket Stadium. The official squad will be announced ahead of each series.
The Squad: Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Fidel Edwards, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons, Kevin Sinclair, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr. IANS
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