Only a day after CPL champions Barbados Tridents' coach Phil Simmons was named the West Indies coach again, Cricket West Indies' new selection panel has picked the two latest CPL stars - legspinner Hayden Walsh Jr and opener Brandon King - for the three T20Is and as many ODIs against Afghanistan in Dehradun, India in November. Walsh and King had topped the wicket-taking and run-scoring charts in the 2019 CPL respectively.
Left-arm spinner Khary Pierre, another recent CPL star who has played four T20Is, was also picked in both the limited-overs squads.
Walsh made his debut for USA in 2018 and international debut for them earlier this year, and will now get to represent a new-look West Indies side. He spun the Barbados Tridents to the title with 22 wickets in the tournament at an economy rate of 8.28 despite playing just nine matches in the season. Walsh, who was born in US Virgin Islands to Antiguan parents, is a dual passport holder and has been part of West Indies' domestic structure.
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Walsh made his debut for USA in 2018 and international debut for them earlier this year, and will now get to represent a new-look West Indies side.
Someone please enlighten me: What are the eligibility rules that he could toggle between 2 international teams within a year?
Congrats to the two young players - well deserved.
In reply to jacksprat
USA is an associate member to ICC, so there is no 4 year wait required when transferring.
ICC can also grant one-off exemptions to the 4 year qualification period
2.2 Nothing in Article 2.1 shall operate to prohibit a Player from representing more than one National Cricket Federation during his/her playing career. However, where a Player (whether male or female) has represented a National Cricket Federation (at Under-19 level or above) and subsequently seeks to play for a different National Cricket Federation, he/she will only qualify to play in an International Match or ICC Event for a National Cricket Federation if he/she satisfies the eligibility criteria set out herein and he/she has not participated (as a member of a starting XI or as a playing or non-playing official substitute) in an International Match (at Under-19 level or above) for any other National Cricket Federation during the three years immediately preceding the date of the relevant International Match or ICC Event.
NOTE: The ICC has determined that the stand out period set out in Article 2.2 above will not apply in the case of a player (whether male or female) who has represented an Associate Member and is seeking to represent a Full Member until further notice. Instead, there shall be a stand out period of zero in such cases, in line with the predecessor version of the Regulations.
England has done it for years with Irish players. Hell....their ODI and World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan is one such example
In reply to imusic
Shoot England has been the standard-bearer for poaching talent from Associates. You can probably go back to when Zimbabwe was an Associate.
In reply to KrishManohar
Thanks for the clarification
Congrats to the two new players, well deserve.
In reply to jacksprat
No Problem.
