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ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies white-ball captain, Kieron Pollard, has described the exclusion of exciting left-hander Shimron Hetmyer from the Twenty20 squad as “a big void” but says the player is aware of what is required in order to get himself back into the selection mix.The 24-year-old Hetmyer was one of four players along with Roston Chase, Oshane Thomas and Sheldon Cottrell, not considered for selection for the T20 and One-Day International series against Sri Lanka after failing fitness tests.

Best: Gayle forces his way back into T20 team; is tail wagging the West Indies dog? Christopher Henry ‘Universe Boss’ Gayle, born 21 October 1979, contrived to pass a fitness test that Shimron Hetmyer, born 26 December 1997, failed—as did Barbadian all-rounder Roston Chase, 27, and Jamaican pacers Oshane Thomas, 23, and Sheldon Cottrell, 31.  All four of those who failed have been active in the 2021 Super50 Cup competition which ended in Antigua this weekend. Photo: Iconic West Indies batsman Chris Gayle takes a catch during practice on 2 March 2021. (via CWI Media) Like Gayle, Dwayne ...

Pollard: The way forward needs balance of experience and youth Wednesday 3 March 2021 West Indies’ Rovman Powell takes part in a team training session on the eve of the first Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, in Antigua , on Wednesday. Looking on, at right, is veteran Chris Gayle. - CWI Media WEST INDIES (WI) must strike the right balance between its younger and more experienced players if they are to continue producing positive results ahead of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup in October. So says Kieron Pollard, as he prepares to lead the regional squad in the f...

Simmons: I pushed for Windies fitness standard Monday 1 March 2021 West Indies coach Phil Simmons, left, looks as fast bowler Alzarri Joseph bowls during a practice session on the recent tour of Bangladesh. (AFP) - West Indies head coach, Phil Simmons, has strongly endorsed a minimum fitness standard policy for all West Indies players. Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced the squads for the one-day and T20 series against Sri Lanka. The three-match T20 series bowls off at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua, at 6 pm, on Wednesday. A few familiar names were not in the squads., which raised some ...

Star batsman Chris Gayle will return to play for West Indies for the first time in two years while pacer Fidel Edwards has been included in the squad after nine years