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12-Jan-2015 15:52:00 GMT
ICC World Cup 2015

Narine Dropped Bravo, Pollard in World Cup

Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard have been dropped for the World Cup while Sunil Narine returns to the team after a gap of three months.

The West Indies selection panel, led by Clive Lloyd, made the decision on Saturday as the West Indies went in with a combination of five allrounders , four fast bowlers and two spinners for the tournament starting in February.

Bravo and Pollard, who were in the forefront of the player's strike during the tour of India in October, have missed the flight while Narine, whose action was deemed illegal during the Champions League T20, was withdrawn from the tour to India and was not selected for the ODI series against South Africa.

Jason Holder, who was named as the ODI skipper for the South Africa series, will lead the side for the World Cup

Darren Bravo, who missed the South Africa tour due to personal reasons, has been included while Kemar Roach, who flew back home following an ankle injury in the first Test at Centurion, also makes it to the squad. Roach was one of the star performers in the 2011 World Cup, where he picked up 6/27, including a hat-trick in the league match against the Netherlands in New Delhi.

The new faces in the squad include Sheldon Cottrell and Jonathan Carter. Cottrell, who has played four T20Is and two Tests, gets a chance while Carter has not played a single international for the West Indies.

West Indies 15-man squad for World Cup 2015: Jason Holder (captain), Marlon Samuels (vice-capt), Sulieman Benn, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor


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