Dwayne Smith to captain Windies A Twenty20 squad

[BallOil]

St John’s, Antigua – West Indies all rounder Dwayne Smith will captain the West Indies A Twenty20 Team which will face Bangladesh A in two Digicel T20s at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia.

The 28 year old who cracked a century on his Test debut against South Africa in 2004 has played in 10 Tests and 10 Twenty20 Internationals along with 77 One Day Internationals.

The 13 man squad includes just three players who have never played for the West Indies senior team. The trio is Trinidadian leg spinner Samuel Badree, Guyanese left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul and Trinidadian batsman Jason Mohammed.

Mohammed was awarded the Player of the Tournament and the Richie Richardson Trophy for most outstanding batsman in the recently concluded Regional Super50 Tournament.

All the other ten members of the squad have played international cricket with Grenadian fast bowler Nelon Pascal and Smith being the two to have played Test matches.

West Indies Twenty20 specialists, Guyanese all rounder Christopher Barnwell and Jamaican left armer Krishmar Santokie are included in the squad.

St Lucian Garey Mathurin who had an impressive international debut for the West Indies against England joins Badree and Permaul as the three specialist spinners in the squad. Mathurin’s countryman, aggressive opener Johnson Charles will also get a chance to play in front his home crowd in Windies colours.

Barbadian all rounder Carlos Brathwaite, who is a member of the West Indies A Test squad also got the selector’s nod as did Vincentian opening batsman Miles Bascombe.

The two Digicel T20s will follow the Second Digicel ‘Test’. The two teams will then move to three Digicel One Day games in St Vincent. The West Indies A One Day squad will be announced at a later date.

West Indies A Twenty20 Squad
Dwayne Smith – Captain
Samuel Badree
Christopher Barnwell
Miles Bascombe
Nkrumah Bonner
Carlos Brathwaite
Johnson Charles
Jason Mohammed
Garey Mathurin
Nelon Pascal
Veerasammy Permaul
Krishmar Santokie
Devon Thomas


Nov 18 – 1st Digicel T20– Beausejour Cricket Ground

Nov 19 – 2nd Digicel T20 – Beausejour Cricket Ground

[BallOil]

Badree gets a call up but no Narine

[mapoui]

I am really keen to see Narine up top in the mix..for a decent run. if he is for real we do have a match-winner in narine, he of great spin tricks.

better idea to have Smight as cappo. maybe...jess maybe it will stablise him and bring out the best in him.

its worth a try anyway. smith is full of experience

[mikesiva]

It's good to see Dwayne Smith being given the responsibility to lead this side, and it's good to see Jason Mohammed and Badree called up, because Badree should've played 20/20 cricket for the WIndies a long time ago....

But I am puzzled by Narine's omission, too. It's not like this series clashes with the ODIs in India. The guys will be completing the second Test in India when this is going on.

[mapoui]

I prefer Ryad Emerit. but Badree is deserves his call-up

[Googley]

Badree gets a call up but no Narine

shocking!!!!!


Afro heros at work! what else you expect!

[mikesiva]

I prefer Ryad Emerit. but Badree is deserves his call-up

I would also have liked to see Kevon Cooper in this team....

[joshua]

kevon cooper, narine, russell and fletcher instead of charles, bascombe,permaul and thomas

[mikesiva]

kevon cooper, narine, russell and fletcher instead of charles, bascombe,permaul and thomas

I totally agree with those suggestions....

[mapoui]

permaul and thomas getting push. I dont kow dat Thomas is worth the effort. I dont think so!

Permaul might be!