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Chris Gayle and Andre Russell were named in the 15-member squad for the upcoming World Cup in England and Wales. While the senior campaigners were named in the squad, all-rounder Kieron Pollard and mystery spinner Sunil Narine were the notable absentees.
But Pollard and Dwayne Bravo – who hasn’t played an ODI since 2014 – have been added to a 10-man reserve players list for the tournament.
The Jason Holder-led Carribean side will face Pakistan in their first World Cup match on 31st May.
Complete squad:
Jason Holder (c), Andre Russell, Ashley Nurse, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer.
West Indies’ Schedule and Fixtures at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019:
Match 1: West Indies vs Pakistan
Date: 31st May 2019 (Friday)
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Match 2: West Indies vs Australia
Date: 6th June 2019 (Thursday)
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Match 3: West Indies vs South Africa
Date: 10th June 2019 (Monday)
Venue: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
Match 4: West Indies vs England
Date: 14th June 2019 (Friday)
Venue: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
Match 5: West Indies vs Bangladesh
Date: 17th June 2019 (Monday)
Venue: County Ground Taunton, Taunton
Match 6: West Indies vs New Zealand
Date: 22th June 2019 (Saturday)
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Match 7: West Indies vs India
Date: 27th June 2019 (Thursday)
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Match 8: West Indies vs Sri Lanka
Date: 1st July 2019 (Monday)
Venue: The Riverside Durham, Chester-le-Street
Match 9: West Indies vs Afghanistan
Date: 4th July 2019 (Thursday)
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
Timings for the West Indies matches:
All West Indies matches will start at 5:30 a.m. for Eastern Caribbean viewers (4:30 a.m. Jamaica time), 9:30 a.m. GMT, and 10:30 a.m. in the UK (local time); except West Indies v New Zealand will start at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Caribbean time (7:30 a.m. Jamaica time).
