Alick Athanaze and Tagenarine Chanderpaul have been recalled, while Khary Pierre has earned a maiden call-up in the West Indies side for the two-match Test series in India, starting on October 2.
Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis, who were part of the squad in the previous Test series against Australia, have been left out. In this 15-member side, they have been replaced by Athanaze and Chanderpaul. Also omitted from the squad are middle-order batter Keacy Carty and all-rounder Johann Layne.
“The return of Tagenarine Chanderpaul is to help transform our fortunes at the top of the order, given the recent struggles, with Alick Athanaze being added for his strengths and qualities against spin bowling,” said head coach Darren Sammy.
Gudakesh Motie has been rested for the series to manage his workload. Pierre has been selected on the back of strong performances in the West Indies Championship. The left-arm spinner claimed 41 wickets at an average of 13.56 in the red-ball tournament.
Khary included as second spinner, says Sammy
“Khary is included for the first time as our second spinner in what we expect to be helpful conditions,” Sammy added.
Among the selected players, only four — Roston Chase, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph and Jomel Warrican — were part of the West Indies squad on their last tour of India in 2018-19.
The first Test between India and the West Indies will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, while the second Test will be held at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium from October 10.
West Indies squad: Roston Chase (C), Jomel Warrican (VC), Kevlon Anderson, Alick Athanaze, John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Justin Greaves, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Anderson Phillip, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales.
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