Ramdin included in Windies 'A' one-day squad
The West Indies Cricket Board announces that seasoned wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin has been included in the West Indies A One Day squad to face Pakistan in three One Dayers in the Digicel Series.
West Indies A One Day Squad
David Bernard Jr – Captain
Jason Holder – Vice Captain
Devendra Bishoo
Jonathan Carter
Rajendra Chandrika
Johnson Charles
Kirk Edwards
Andre Fletcher
Nikita Miler
Kieran Powell
Denesh Ramdin
Ravi Rampaul
Gavin Tonge
From the previously announced 13 man T20 squad, Miles Bascombe, Jonathan Foo, Danza Hyatt, Ashley Nurse and Krishmar Santokie will make way for Barbadian batsman Jonathan Carter, openers Kieran Powell of Nevis and Rajendra Chandrika of Guyana, Antiguan pacer Gavin Tonge and Ramdin.
Noting that there were some players who performed well in the recently concluded Regional 50 Over Tournament who narrowly missed out on selection, Butts said that the thinking of the selectors in picking the squads was three-fold.
“In selecting the team it was to ensure that players who can go on to play immediately for the West Indies team in case of injury to any player on the West Indies squad have cricket under their belt,” Butts explained.
“It was also with a view to the development of young players who show potential for the future and finally ensuring that players who have done well in regional competitions are exposed to higher level competition,” Butts said.
“There are young players like Holder, Johnson Charles, Jonathan Carter, Devendra Bishoo, Jonathan Foo and Ashley Nurse who have all shown their worth in various formats,” Butts said.
“Then there are the experienced senior men in like Bernard, Tonge, Ramdin, Rampaul and Miller who the younger players can learn from during the series,” Butts said.
WICB also announces that admission to all matches is free as the WICB continues to engage in initiatives to bring fans back to the game.