Chief selector, Desmond Haynes, has disclosed that West Indies’ ahead planning for the 2027 ICC World Cup led to the omission of veteran left-hander Darren Bravo from the upcoming three-match collection in opposition to England subsequent month.
Regardless of being the main scorer within the not too long ago concluded Super50 Cup in Trinidad, the place he amassed 416 runs at a mean of 83 whereas captaining the Purple Pressure to their 14th home 50-over title, the 34-year-old Bravo was not included within the 15-man squad for the collection.
Haynes defined the choice throughout a digital media convention, stating, “Darren has confirmed not solely this 12 months however final 12 months within the Super50 event, to be someone who performs nicely at this degree. However we now have invested in gamers like Alick Athanaze and Keacy Carty, and we simply figured that in choosing this crew, we additionally needed to take into accounts that the World Cup 2027 is one thing that we’ve bought in thoughts.”
Giving alternatives to youthful skills
He emphasised the selectors’ perception in giving alternatives to youthful skills and their want to organize for future worldwide occasions. Bravo, who performed his final of 122 ODIs 22 months in the past, has an ODI batting common of 30 with 4 centuries.
Regardless of Bravo’s omission, selectors selected to recall 32-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman Shane Dowrich, who performed his solely ODI greater than 4 and a half years in the past and hasn’t featured for West Indies since he left the Check tour of New Zealand for “private causes” three years in the past.
Haynes defended Dowrich’s choice by highlighting his robust Check credentials and good kind within the Super50 Cup. “Dowrich has confirmed to be [a good] participant, batting within the center, taking part in spin very nicely. He’s accomplished nicely. Despite the fact that he hasn’t performed lots of one-day video games, he’s accomplished very nicely at Check degree,” stated Haynes.
The inclusion of 33-year-old Kjorn Ottley
Haynes additionally justified the inclusion of 33-year-old Kjorn Ottley, who performed his solely two ODIs practically three years in the past. Ottley was introduced in to fill a particular position on the prime of the order on account of an harm to Justin Greaves. Haynes careworn the significance of getting gamers who can adapt to completely different roles, particularly within the face of accidents and world competitions.
He additionally talked about the funding in younger gamers and the necessity for continuity in participant improvement fairly than adopting a short-term method.
This squad choice displays West Indies’ strategic method to participant improvement and their dedication to planning for future worldwide competitions, together with the 2027 ICC World Cup.
