Joining the rising tribe of cricketers who keep away from the nation’s central contract, premier white ball gamers Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers have declined to affix the West Indies roster for the 2023-24 season.
However, the trio might be accessible to play T20Is for Windies in the course of the above-mentioned season, introduced the Cricket West Indies (CWI) in a media launch.
The newest West Indies central contract listing contains 14 males and 15 girls gamers.
“We are very clear in the direction we want to go. The players who have been offered contracts are among those who we expect to feature, as we look to build towards challenging for the top spot when we host and compete in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 on home soil,” stated Desmond Haynes, WI males’s chief selector.
“We also have away Test Series in Australia and England – these are two major assignments. In the 50-over format we look to build a nucleus of players aimed towards the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027,” added Haynes.
Former captain Holder final performed for the West Indies in July – Test and T20I towards India at dwelling and in ODIs towards Scotland in the course of the ICC World Cup qualifiers in Harare.
Pooran, additionally an ex-Windies captain in white ball codecs, final performed a T20I towards India in August whereas his final ODI look was towards Sri Lanka.
Mayers’ final T20I and ODI had been towards India in August whereas his earlier Test look got here towards South Africa at Johannesburg earlier this March.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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