The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Board announced on Tuesday, a 15-member West Indies squad for the upcoming series of five One-day Internationals on the tour of India.
Squad
Dwayne Bravo (Captain), Darren Bravo, Jason Holder, Leon Johnson
Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul
Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels
Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor
NOTE: Chris Gayle is rehabilitating from an injury
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
This is the strongest one day team that could have been selected. The only weakness is the lack of a batting all-rounder who can spin- Samuels don't fit the role.
Well done selectors
In reply to Emir
So gives us some reasons why him no fit the role no.
the best odi 15 available expect when cg is fit either of johnson or smith would make way good team
I calling it now! Simmons will be the star on this tour.
Meh done talk.
first choice 11 should be
simmo
smith
darren bravo
samuels
ramdin
bravo
pollard
russell
narine
talor
roach
In reply to Timpy
Marlon doesn't fit the role of a batter who could spin because his action was questioned and his bowling isn't good enough to trouble the Indian batters.
In reply to timeless99
Agreed, but Smith of Leon can outperform Chris on current form.
1st FIRST CHOICE TEAM
Simmons
Smith
Darren
Samuels
Pollard
Russel
Ramdin
Ravi
Taylor
Roach
Narine
Yep big bravo doesn't make the 11
In reply to Cowcorner
I would select Johnson as an opener, this ODI, not T20.
Simmons or Smith bats down the order.
Johnson
Smith
Little B
Samuels
Simmons
Pollard
Ramdin
BigB
Narine
Roach
Taylor
In reply to timeless99
Ravi should be in the XI
Still picking a t20 team and trying to pass them off in ODI cricket.
Good luck with that.
In reply to Jabari18
Ravi is too fat. I have a difficulty with fat fast bowlers. He is no use after the initial spell.
We will need Big B because unfortunately the stats show Roach is not very effective away from home and Taylor is not very effective period. Russell is a work in progress.
We will struggle to get 8 wickets. After the Indian tour we will find our senses and be brave enough to pick Holder and Cotterell who are young and with experience will be better than a reconstituted Jerome and an unfit Ravi.
In reply to Commie
I Totally agree with you.
This is a T20 team.
The selectors are scouts, these guys should only give recommendations
In reply to timeless99
best side available? with Dwayne Smith?
one pacer too many methinks. Benn shouldve been there. Anyways, same licks either way. WI cant compete at that level.
In reply to Headley
For 5 overs Ravi can be about the best fat bowler in the world.
Its the remaining 5 and all that pesky running and fielding that might kill him.
In reply to Headley
Ravi is not the problem, Check the ODI batting and bowling stats stats of these guys.
Simmons
Smith
BigB
Pollard
Sammy
Russell
When will the selection panel learn, these guys are not ODI players.
Would you have Bolt run a mile?
Smith /Johnson
Simmons
Darren B
Marlon / Johnson
Ramdin
Pollard
Dwayne B
Holder
Narine
Roach / Taylor
Ravi
would like to see ramdin open and Simmons come at 3.
In reply to ayub
In reply to timeless99
Nice 11
All y'all complaining about this not being an ODI team. Who are the 5 batsmen you would pick to make up WI ODI top 5? I'm OK with four all rounders in a squad of 15.
Pollard Bravo Russell and Sammy are the four. Are the major objections Smith and Simmons?
Are the alternatives that much better? Consider as well Simmons and Smith's form record and experience in Indian conditions. It's a damn good squad
In reply to Commie
The team that should play the 1st ODI
Dwayne Smith
Simmons
Samuels
Darren Bravo
Pollard
Ramdin
Dwayne Bravo
Russell
Roach
Holder
Narine
12th man - Taylor
In reply to brians_da_best
I am really worried about having D.Bravo and Sammuels coming next to each other Brian. Both have the potential to kill the game right away.
I would say Have Ramdin / Johnson at No.3 to Buffer the game.
Dwayne Smith / Russel / Taylor
Johnson
Samuels
Simmons
Darren Bravo
Pollard
Ramdin
Dwayne Bravo
Holder / Russell / Taylor
Roach
Narine
In Case a bowler has to be added my Choice would be Russel in place of Holder or Dwayne Smith or Sammuels as per the need.
12th man - Russel
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
thats a damn good team...
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Simmons
Smith
Bravo
Pollard
Bravo
Samuels
Ramdin
Russel
Taylor
Rampaul
Narine
In reply to Controversy
I have very low expectations for our ODI side....
In reply to Headley
Although Ravi is not in the best shape, he is still one of our best bowlers. Hence the question should be is he one of your best 4 bowlers. If the answer is yes then he should play.
Also the more he plays the fitter he "should" get.
I can only assume that since he has been selected the selectors believe that he can bowl 10 overs.
In my view Ravi is ahead of Taylor he may not be fitter than Taylor but the bottom line is I want the best bowler and that bowler may not always be the fittest bowler.
In reply to mikesiva
ah ready to pick 5 players from de home team,in de fantasy league 
In reply to shivnotout
That's a first....
I won't be running this FL, because I will be in Rome at the time. I'm trying to get nick to do it.
Otherwise, there's one here
In reply to mikesiva
In reply to Commie
The numbers tell a clear story - Ravi can be useful for his first spell, he is of no use for any subsequent spell.
Managing a fat fast bowler is a novel problem. Based on familiarity, Bravo is the right man for the job. Can WI afford to use him (Ravi) for only 6 overs?
Maybe a smart captain should give him 5 or 6 overs on the trot, give him a 1 - 2 overs rest and let him bowl the rest and finish for the day. If WI is serious that experiment should have been conducted already.
Ravi's bigger problem like Sammy and Taylor is that he is not skillful enough to vary line, length and pace to be effective during the last ten overs. Russell is a runs truck but he does try to bowl yorkers and if properly handled may be the better than Ravi or Taylor for the final 2 or 3 over spell.
In reply to openning
In reply to Headley
In reply to Dukes
In reply to Andy99
Yuh living in the distant past. Sometimes sentimentality does that to me. I understand.
In reply to Headley
The truth is WI missed the boat so they are committed to this group before they can move on after the WC.
Instead of blooding specialists with the capacity to function otherwise, they have stuck to the same model of using the T20 players and cross match them into ODI cricket.
There are two players I would have liked to see as part of the World Cup mix.
Carlos Braithwaite. Because he is a genuine allrounder.
Jonathan Carter. Because he is a genuine batsman who like Marlon can actually bowl, except his specialisation is medium pace. He is not an allrounder. He is a batsman who can bowl.
The issue with the WI bowlers is that there is going to be alot of cricket played over the next few months leading up to the WC. It doesnt take a rocket scientist to calculate that workload management is going to be key.
In reply to mikesiva
Well most on here have high expectations. So take a chill. Do not dampen their spirits.
In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com
Blackwood over sameuls.
Though clive was looking at future of WI cricket.
Seem he just another Butt at the head. 
In reply to Headley