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01-Nov-2011 08:54:00 GMT
West Indies in India, 2011-12

West Indies Call Opener Barath For India Tests

Kingston: Adrian Barath on Tuesday returned to the West Indies squad for the upcoming three-Test series in India after recovering from a hamstring injury.

The opener missed the ongoing two-Test series in Bangladesh after suffering the injury during the opening one-day international in Dhaka last month.

Barath, who scored a century in his Test debut against Australia in 2009, has so far made 350 runs in seven matches.

Opener Lendl Simmons, who replaced Barath for the Tests in Bangladesh, will return home after the ongoing second and final Test in Dhaka, according to a West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) press release.

There was still no place in the 15-man squad for explosive opener Chris Gayle following his differences with the WICB. He has not played for the West Indies since the World Cup earlier this year.

The WICB last month asked Gayle to retract his bitter criticism of officials and coach Ottis Gibson in a radio interview if he wanted to resurrect his international career.

The first Test between India and West Indies begins November 6 in Delhi. It will be followed by Tests in Kolkata and Mumbai, after which there will be a five-match ODI series for which West Indies will announce their squad later.

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


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