West Indies squad members have departed the Caribbean during the course of this past Thursday and Friday for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh. The final group left from Barbados on Friday night, including newly appointed Test Captain, Kraigg Brathwaite.
The experienced Test opener expressed confidence that the team will perform well in Bangladesh’s home conditions.
He said “We are all up for the challenge… it will be a tough series in Bangladesh but we have confidence and we have belief that we will do very well,” Brathwaite said. “We have some members of the squad who will be playing there for the first time so it will be something new to them, but they know they have the talent and are capable of performing at this level.”
Brathwaite has scored three of his eight Test centuries against Bangladesh. He made a career-best 212 in 2014 and had scores of 121 and 110 in the two-match rubber three years ago.
He added: “It’s about being very clear in our plans, whether when we’re batting or when we’re bowling. We have to know how we want to play … how we are going to score our runs and how we are going to look for our wickets. Patience will be the key. It’s always very important in the Test format and especially on the pitches in Bangladesh.”
The tour comprises two Test matches, as part of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Test Championship, and three One-Day Internationals (ODI) as part of the ICC’s Cricket World Cup Super League. The ODIs present the first opportunity for the West Indies to earn Super League points which count towards the pre-qualification for the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023.
All squad members returned their second negative COVID-19 PCR tests as part of the established medical protocols and have been cleared for travel to Bangladesh. The full squad is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Sunday.
- West Indies ODI Squad: Jason Mohammed (captain), Sunil Ambris (vice-captain), Nkrumah Bonner, Joshua Da Silva, Keon Harding, Jahmar Hamilton, Chemar Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Andre McCarthy, Kjorn Ottley, Rovman Powell, Raymon Reifer, Hayden Walsh jr
- West Indies Test Squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Jermaine Blackwood (vice-captain), Nkrumah Bonner, John Campbell, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Kavem Hodge, Alzarri Joseph, Kyle Mayers, Shayne Moseley, Veerasammy Permaul, Kemar Roach, Raymon Reifer, Jomel Warrican
- Team Management: Phil Simmons (Head Coach), Rawl Lewis (Team Manager), Roddy Estwick (Assistant Coach), Monty Desai (Assistant Coach), Rayon Griffith (Assistant Coach), Denis Byam (Physiotherapist), Dr Praimanand Singh (Team Doctor), Ronald Rogers (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Sharon Coppin (Massage Therapist), Simeon Christophe (Massage Therapist), Donald LeGuerre (Mental Skills Coach), Dario Barthley (Media & Content Officer), Paul Slowe (Security & Compliance Officer), A.R Srikkanth (Team Analyst)
Full Tour Schedule
January 10: West Indies arrive
January 18: One-day warm-up match, BKSP, Savar
January 20 1st ODI, SBNCS, Dhaka
January 22: 2nd ODI, SBNCS, Dhaka
January 25: 3rd ODI, ZACS, Chattogram
January 28-31: Four-day warm-up, M.A. Aziz Stadium, Chattogram
February 3-7: 1st Test Match, ZACS, Chattogram
February 11-15: 2nd Test Match, SBNCS, Dhaka
Wow look at a full strength team management. Some very healthy big eaters. Why didn’t Roselyn Paul be added to the team management? Apart from Dr. Singh all the others are jokers. No form or sign of seriousness in them. As for the young players I hope they are aware that they come out to play cricket and not sport around with their fancy necklaces, and sun glasses. Will any of the players or team management read our comments on DNO?
DNO I would greatly appreciate if you could explain to me the reason why I’m not allowed to to post my comments baring in mind I’ve never been disrespectful or libelous.
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It’s a good idea to include new blood because the senior players are so use to losing they don’t know how to win (useless)
They are always confident and then turn out to be bums. West Indies Cricket is done. Wish we could bring back the old guys. But, that is not possible at all.
Let me get this straight, the first team cannot win against any team, Zimbabwe not included, but a second string team will do well against a team which has a good spin attack when it is a fact we cannot bat spin.
Who are these guys trying to fool?