The West Indies named star players Chris Gayle and Andre Russell in their 2019 Wo༺rld Cup squad on Wednesday, although all-rounder Kieron Pollard was among those left out.
Big-hitting opening batsman Gayle returned to the Windies ODI set-up during their 2-2 series dra♋w against England 𒆙earlier this year, scoring two hundreds and two fifties in four innings.
Russell did not feature against England and has been struggling with injuries, playing a limite💦d role with the ball in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
But he has been in fine form with the🍷 bat, and will bring vital power hitting to the middle order for the two-time world champions in Enꦇgland and Wales.
Pace bowler Shannon Gabriel, who played the most recent of h༺is 18 ODIs in 2016, hꦡas also been recalled.
All-rounder Fabian Allen wa♚s preferred🐼 to spinners Devendra Bishoo and Sunil Narine.
Teams can make changes to their squads before May 23 – but can only alter them after that in the event of injuries, with any changes needing to be approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
West Indies will co🌃mpete against Ireland and Bangladesh in a triangular one-day series from May 5-13, before starting their World Cup campaign against Pakistan at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on May 3🍨1.
Six players – Sunil Ambris, John Campbell, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich and Raymon Reifer – are in the tri-series squad but have not made the cut for the World Cup.
West Indies squad for the 2019 World Cup:
Jason Holder (c), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Carlos Brathwaite, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope (✤wk), Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas.
