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Simmons to return home

St John’s, Antigua – Trinidadian opening batsman Adrian Barath has recovered from a hamstring injury and has been included in the West Indies Test squad to face India in three Tests starting on November 6th in Delhi.

Barath who suffered the injury in the first One Day International of the current Bangladesh tour remained with the squad while Lendl Simmons had replaced him for the Bangladesh Tests.

Simmons will return to the Caribbean following the completion of the Bangladesh tour.

It is the only change to the 15 ma squad which is currently facing Bangladesh in the second and final Test

The West Indies team will travel from Bangladesh to India on Thursday, November 3rd.

West Indies Test Squad: Darren Sammy (Captain), Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh, Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Keiran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Shane Shillingford.

West Indies play India in the second Test in Kolkata before travelling to Mumbai for the final Test.

The Test series will be followed by a five match One Day International Series. The West Indies One Day squad will be announced at a later date.
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No Gayle? Same squad in Bangladesh minus Simmons.. .hmm

BallOil wrote:No Gayle? Same squad in Bangladesh minus Simmons.. .hmm

I believe in the long run we'll benefit big time from the experience Powell and Brathwaite are getting right now, as for Barath, well he's gonna have to work to get in the side now, his constant injuries are starting to get boring, and when he's played he's not shown his true class, if he starts i hope he finds some form.

AFRO wrote:

BallOil wrote:No Gayle? Same squad in Bangladesh minus Simmons.. .hmm

I believe in the long run we'll benefit big time from the experience Powell and Brathwaite are getting right now, as for Barath, well he's gonna have to work to get in the side now, his constant injuries are starting to get boring, and when he's played he's not shown his true class, if he starts i hope he finds some form.

India is a tough tour for both KB and Powell. Let's hope they can recover when them leave india. Without no resistance nor experience at the top, India could be in the tail sooner than you think. We had proven players that went to India and couldn't cope the the Indians at home. Look at the Aussies, Pomms, SA, et al..

BallOil wrote:
India is a tough tour for both KB and Powell. Let's hope they can recover when them leave india. Without no resistance nor experience at the top, India could be in the tail sooner than you think. We had proven players that went to India and couldn't cope the the Indians at home. Look at the Aussies, Pomms, SA, et al..

Their bowling attack isn't that great imo, Khan is injured, Sharma is carrying an injury, Singh has been dropped and Kumar rested, so we might have a better chance than people expect, also NZ drew two tests in India not that long ago so if they can do it then we certainly can aswell.

No real surprises in this squad....

At least all the players in the squad have already had match practice in Bangladesh. Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine were never realistically going to get called up to the Test squad.

mikesiva wrote:No real surprises in this squad....

At least all the players in the squad have already had match practice in Bangladesh. Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine were never realistically going to get called up to the Test squad.

correct! I could not see Narine getting called up. Of course the whole statement withdrawal thing was just to keep the fans quiet.

We all know that Gibbo and Gayle cyan play in the team team....Gibbo said suh, not Gayle!

Barath have all de LUCK in de cricketing world...I think he gat both him and Sars luck...Watch him brukdung again....