T20 World Cup: West Indies recall Ravi Rampaul after 6 years, Roston Chase will get maiden call-up

Defending champions West Indies introduced their squad for the T20 World Cup and made a shock resolution to recall quick bowler Ravi Rampaul within the squad after a niche of 6 years. Ravi Rampaul was part of West Indies’ 2012 T20 World Cup-winning squad (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSRavi Rampaul performed his final T20 match for WI towards Sri Lanka in 2015All-rounder Roston Chase earned his maiden call-up to the T20I squadFormer WI Test captain Jason Holder has been included as a reserve participant within the squadWest Indies recalled skilled tempo bowler Ravi Rampaul to the staff for the primary time in six years because the defending champions on Thursday named their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup within the United Arab Emirates and Oman in October-November.

Rampaul, a member of the 2012 World Cup profitable squad, performed his final T20 match towards Sri Lanka in 2015 and returns to bolster a stable trying lineup that may look to ship an unprecedented third title for a single staff.”Rampaul is a highly experienced bowler… He will boost the team’s wicket-taking options in the power play and the middle phase and will provide another option for the death overs,” Cricket West Indies lead selector Roger Harper stated https://www.windiescricket.com/news/world-champions-west-indies-name-squad-to-defend-icc-mens-t20-world-cup.All-rounder Roston Chase earned his maiden call-up to the T20I squad.”Roston Chase has shown that he’s a very capable T20 player. He performed well in the Caribbean Premier League in 2020 and has been outstanding in the 2021 edition so far.”He has proven the power to knit the innings collectively whereas nonetheless scoring at a quick price with a low dot-ball proportion. He will probably be a superb foil for explosive gamers within the staff.”West Indies, who’re in Group 1, which additionally contains Australia and South Africa, tackle England of their opening match of the event on Oct. 23 in Dubai.The squad: Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Lendl Simmons, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh Jr.Reserves: Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.