Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel might play his first one-day internationals for the West Indies because the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

He was picked on Monday for 3 ODIs in South Africa subsequent month. He’s already within the republic for the two-Test collection beginning subsequent week.

Gabriel earned the ODI recall for his performances for Trinidad and Tobago within the home Super50 Cup, the place he took 15 wickets in seven matches at a mean of 14.2.

He has an opportunity to make an early declare on making the squad for the World Cup on the finish of the yr in India.

West Indies’ pool of pacemen was low, as Jayden Seales remained unavailable after knee surgical procedure and Anderson Phillip was again coaching however not but match-fit. Obed McCoy was within the Twenty20 squad topic to a medical clearance.

The ODIs from March 16-21 and the T20s from March 25-28 will mark the primary collection for brand new white-ball captains Shai Hope and Rovman Powell.

SQUADS:

West Indies (ODI): Shai Hope (captain), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith.

West Indies (T20): Rovman Powell (captain), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, Nicholas Pooran, Raymon Reifer, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith.