Because the eighth version of the ICC T20 World Cup is about to start on October 16, the West Indies group have already introduced their squad for the mega occasion. Nevertheless, to everybody’s shock, Shimron Hetmyer has been excluded from the squad after the flamboyant batter missed his flight to Australia. Aside from that, captain Nicholas Pooran will probably be looking forward to a greater end result than they’d within the 2021 version of the occasion.
Their latest run of kind in T20I cricket nonetheless hasn’t given any indication of enchancment. The Caribbean group tasted defeat of their final T20I collection in opposition to India and New Zealand. Earlier than the all-important T20 World Cup, the group may also play a T20I collection in opposition to the defending champions Australia after which a few warm-up video games in opposition to UAE and the Netherlands.
Curiously, the two-time world champions must play within the First Spherical as they did not earn a direct qualification spot within the Tremendous 12. They must face Scotland, Eire and Zimbabwe within the First Spherical and the highest two groups will qualify for the Tremendous 12 of the mega event in Australia.
Coming to the group dynamics, Brandon King was the main run-scorer within the lately concluded Caribbean Premier League. He’s going to be one of the crucial necessary gamers for the West Indies.
Captain Nicholas Pooran had a poor season with Trinbago Knight Riders and that may be a main concern for the group. Issues want to alter because the West Indies lack stability within the center order. With the ball, Alzaari Joseph has been in stellar kind. He notched up 18 wickets within the CPL and bowled at an financial system of 6.75.
West Indies Squad for T20 World Cup
Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed Mccoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith, Shamarh Brooks
West Indies Full Schedule for T20 World Cup
| Match No | Day | Date | Match |
Time (IST) |
Venue |
|
3 (First Spherical) |
Monday | October 17, 2022 | Scotland vs West Indies | 9:30 AM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 8 | Wednesday | October 19, 2022 | West Indies vs Zimbabwe | 1:30 PM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 11 | Friday | October 21, 2022 | Eire vs West Indies | 9:30 AM | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
