BASSETERRE, St Kitts – The Selection Committee of the West Indies Cricket Board today announced the 13-man squad for the fourth and fifth Digicel One-Day Internationals against New Zealand. Wicketkeeper Devon Thomas has been called up to replace Denesh Ramdin, who is getting married. Thomas, 22, is a graduate of the Sagicor High Performance Centre. He has so far played nine One-Day Internationals and the livewire keeper was in good form in the recent three-match Digicel ‘Test’ Series for West Indies A against India A, chalking up two half-centuries and holding 12 catches.
The fourth and fifth Digicel ODIs will be played at Warner Park, St Kitts on Saturday, July 14 and Monday, July 16. West Indies lead the five-match Digicel Series 2-1 with two matches left.
FULL SQUAD: Darren Sammy (captain), Dwayne Bravo (vice-captain), Tino Best, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith and Devon Thomas (wicketkeeper).