Cricket West Indies (CWI) has introduced a 13-member squad for the second and remaining Test towards India. The hosts will probably be trying to degree the collection after placing on a shoddy efficiency within the opening recreation of the collection which they misplaced by an innings and 141 runs. In a bid to make it 1-1 within the Test collection, West Indies have known as up Kevin Sinclair for the primary time in Tests and dropped Raymon Reifer who batted at quantity three within the first Test.
Reifer, nevertheless, will stay with the squad an damage cowl. He returned with scores of two and 11 throughout two innings within the first Test and in his absence, West Indies should rejig the batting order. Alick Athanaze who impressed on his debut scoring 47 and 28 runs would possibly transfer up the order with Jermaine Blackwood remaining at quantity 4. Moreover, the truth that Sinclair has been handed a call-up makes it clear that Rahkeem Cornwall would possibly lose his place within the aspect.
As far because the off-spinner Sinclair is anxious, he boasts of a good first-class document. He has picked up 54 wickets in 18 matches to date at a median of 23.98. Sinclair is thought for his heroics with the bat having mustered 756 runs at a median of 29.07 with six fifties to his title. The 23-year-old has already performed seven ODIs and 6 T20Is for West Indies accounting for 11 and 4 wickets respectively.
Interestingly, West Indies have backed the identical set of gamers other than the one change talked about above. The strain will probably be on skipper Kraigg Brathwaite to make certain his workforce in the best stead after the hammering within the final recreation. The second Test between West Indies and India is about to be performed from July 20 at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
West Indies Squad for 2nd Test:Â Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Jermaine Blackwood (vice-capt), Alick Athanaze, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kirk McKenzie, Kevin Sinclair, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican
Travelling reserves: Tevin Imlach, Akeem Jordan
Injury Cover: Raymon Reifer
