Published: May 20, 2016, 02:35 AM (IST)
Edited: May 20, 2016, 06:42 AM (IST)
West Indies recently announced a 14-man squad for the first four matches of the upcoming Tri Nation One-Day International Series that feature South Africa and Australia. Jason Holder, who has been leading the Caribbean side in the 50-over format for over a year, will continue with his captaincy role. The series is scheduled to commence from June 3 and is expected to produce blistering contests. However, selection of players such as Kieron Pollard and Sunil Narine has taken some Caribbean players by surprise. This includes West Indies’ T20 World Cup winning captain Darren Sammy and the marauder Chris Gayle. Given the way Sammy framed the players’ relationship with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), this was likely to happen.
@KieronPollard55 great to see u back in odi team but tell me how did u qualify for selection having not played the super50 or ODI since 2014
— Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) May 19, 2016
@KieronPollard55 & #SunilNarine selected for WI Tri-Series. How is that possible @westindies ? …
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) May 19, 2016
WICB stop Sunil from playing super 50 and now they pick him.
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) May 19, 2016
Think the truth.. Or real reasons of expulsion will finally come out??? Have been baffled for 15months.. Then Pingo https://t.co/PlaKS5pj5Z
— Kieron Pollard (@KieronPollard55) May 19, 2016
Pollard last played an ODI for West Indies was in October 2014 against India. Since then, he has been dropped along with star all-rounder Bravo. Under Bravo’s captaincy, West Indies abandoned the tour as the players refused to play the remaining contests due to conflict with WICB.
Joke of the day: WI selectors
One minute Pollard & Narine were not good enough & now are perfect for Tri Nation series? It’s like magic!— Dwayne DJ Bravo (@DJBravo47) May 19, 2016
One minute we have to be available for domestic super 50 to be selected and the next minute, it seems we don’t. Magic! Get serious people!
— Dwayne DJ Bravo (@DJBravo47) May 19, 2016
As a matter of fact, Narine was banned from playing West Indies’ domestic tournament named ‘Super 50’ earlier this year, simply because ICC suspended him due to illegal bowling option. However, he will be itching to put up a commanding show yet again at the international level.
